LOS ANGELES — Kyle Freeland sat alone Friday with one leg draped off a dugout railing at Dodger Stadium, watching with some intent the batting practice of Clayton Kershaw. The best and most sturdy pitcher of this era is worth emulating, even his swings. Freeland wanted only the sun.
“I just came outside to get warm,” Freeland said. “The clubhouse was a little cold.”
In the snap of back-to-back blowout losses last week, the Rockies turned a luxury of youthful pitching depth into a shouted reminder of the ledge they are navigating with rookies. No other team in the majors is pitching more rookies over more games than the Rockies.