With Spring Training fast approaching, MLB.com will take a look at a different aspect of this year's Rockies squad each day this week. Today's topic: What's the difference?
DENVER -- Greg Holland sprinted to the mound and celebrated with all his heart and one of his arms. Had his right arm not been in the brace -- a circumstance familiar to Tommy John elbow surgery patients -- Holland would likely have thrown the final pitch for the Royals as they defeated the Mets to win the 2015 World Series.
Still, Holland was a huge part of the championship, and he felt it, even if he had to undergo surgery almost a month earlier.