As hard as 2023 was on Rockies fans, it had to be brutal for the players.
Coming in with the Major League worst 5.67 ERA, the pitchers especially had to feel the pain of each and every loss. One hundred and three times.
At Rockies Fest in January, Austin Gomber, who went 9-9 in 27 starts and a 5.50 ERA last year, described how the 2023 season affected him.
“Everybody goes through failures … and it definitely weighs on you, especially when the team is not having success,” Gomber said. “The way that I pitch and the way that I start, I personally took a lot of blame for that.