SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Rockies hope to see an enhanced version of Yency Almonte this season, with the same signature gold chain flowing out of his jersey but a slimmer ERA than the 5.56 he put up across 28 appearances last season.
That hope is present even as the young right-hander’s ideal form was absent on Saturday at Salt River Fields, where Almonte was tagged for eight runs on six hits, two homers and two walks in one-third of an inning. The poor outing fueled a 14-2 blowout defeat to the Dodgers.
“Yency’s got to let that one go,” manager Bud Black said.