Blackmon 'way on board' with shift to right field

Hot Stove: Charlie Blackmon Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon joins Hot Stove to talk about batting leadoff, his stretching routine and more

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2019

Colorado Rockies

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies manager Bud Black said the team prefers that longtime center fielder Charlie Blackmon move to right field, rather than left.

The club wanted Blackmon, 32, out of center field to preserve his health. Blackmon has more experience in right, 131 games, than left, 93. The idea has been up for conjecture ever since the Rockies announced the plan to move Blackmon out of center. But Black outlined the…