The Rockies wrapped up spring training Tuesday with an 8-1 loss to the Brewers at Salt River Fields, leaving the Rockies with a 13-19 Cactus League record.
The record is inconsequential but trends, flashes of talent and signs of trouble can often carry into the regular season.
When Colorado opens the regular season against the Padres on Thursday in San Diego, here are some themes worth paying attention to:
• Daniel Bard’s spring funk. It’s not just that the Rockies’ closer battled wildness during the World Baseball Classic, conjuring up memories of the yips that nearly ended his career.