Slammed by injuries, the Colorado Rockies are glad for the baseball year’s new-car smell.
It’s so early, the first game between the Rockies and Padres comes tonight at Petco Park.
The Rockies are 4-12. The surprising Padres lead them by 6.5 games.
But, expect to hear from the Rockies. Several of their players helped Colorado earn a playoff berth the past two seasons. Steady Bud Black, the team’s manager, has impressive co-aces in German Marquez and Kyle Freeland (sidelined by a finger blister). Black still gets to write Nolan Arenado onto his lineup card, and should regain two good hitters, David Dahl and Daniel Murphy.