For a Rockies’ offense struggling to find its identity and produce some power this season, the test began Thursday night in the season-opener against Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen.
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, left, rubs up a new baseball after giving up a two-run home run to Arizona Diamondbacks’ Lourdes Gurriel Jr., right, during the first inning Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Phoenix. “That’s baseball,” the Rockies manager loves to say about the quirks of the grand old game.
Colorado’s 1,543 strikeouts were the most in franchise history, and its efforts to clean up the swings and misses didn’t pan out. According to Baseball Savant, the Rockies’ 50.2 swing percentage and 32.1 chase percentage were both the second-highest in the majors behind the White Sox. Black knows that the K-rate needs to come down, and the walk rate — at 7.4%, it ranked 26th last season — needs to go up.
“The one thing you can’t teach is power,” Meulens said. “He’s got raw power and he’s a big kid. He’s strong and fast, and, hopefully, you will see more power if he makes more contact.” Black likes the progress he’s seen from Doyle, who slashed .280/.321/.300 in the Cactus League and struck out at a 24.7% clip.
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