SAN DIEGO — The question never fully formed before Bud Black snapped it off.
“I know it’s early and you haven’t figured out a postseason rotation, but …” the Rockies’ manager was asked, almost.
“Way too early,” Black interrupted.
“… is he a guy who …”
“No. Way too early.”
Black knew the question was about Chad Bettis, the senior member of Colorado’s pitching staff, the right-hander who returned from cancer in August and quickly grounded a rookie-heavy rotation. He was back on the mound Saturday night at Petco Park facing a Padres team deeply out of contention.