The Rockies wrapped up spring training Tuesday with an 8-1 loss to the Brewers at Salt River Fields, leaving the Rockies with a 13-19 Cactus League record.
The record is inconsequential but trends, flashes of talent and signs of trouble can often carry into the regular season.
• Daniel Bard’s spring funk. It’s not just that the Rockies’ closer battled wildness during the World Baseball Classic, conjuring up memories of the yips that nearly ended his career. What’s also concerning is that his fastball velocity is down to 93-96 mph when last year he regularly hit 98-99 mph. Bard posted a 5.40 ERA in five Cactus League games.
• Speaking of Montero, the camp MVP hit .297, posted a .911 OPS, popped five homers and drove in a team-high 12 runs. Will that success transfer to the real season? That’s a huge question. • The bullpen is full of new faces and set-up man Pierce Johnson, counted on to replace the departed Carlos Estevez, posted a 2.35 ERA. Dinelson Lamet , Justin Lawrence , Ty Blach and Brent Suter all showed up well.
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