Young backstops look to catch on with Rockies

9/18/15: Dustin Garneau rips a two-run double down the left-field line to give the Rockies a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd inningGarneau appeared in 22 games and struggled to a .157 batting average, but he had two homers and three doubles among his 11 hits and earned high marks defensively. Murphy hit .257 in 11 contests, with three home runs and a double among his nine hits.

Since the end of the regular season, the Rockies outrighted experienced backup Michael McKenry, who missed a month-plus because of left knee surgery, and designated for assignment former starting catcher Wilin Rosario, who spent 2015 as a first baseman and pinch-hitter. Near the end of the '15 campaign, manager Walt…