There is a reality the Rockies are coming to grips with.
The elevation at Coors Field is 5,280 feet. It is not going to change. There's no magical elixir for what ails pitchers who are asked to make a living getting hitters out in Colorado.
It's time to get back to basics, and the Rockies are working at that.
Oh, they have tried plenty of novel ideas, including going with a four-man rotation in which a starter and reliever were piggybacked, limiting pitch counts. They have tried the installation of a humidor to keep the baseballs from drying out.