The Colorado Rockies rolled out another veteran-laden lineup yesterday in an effort to stop the losing streak, including Ian Desmond and Daniel Murphy as well as All-Stars Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado. Blackmon and Arenado certainly did their parts, belting solo homers in the 12-5 defeat. Desmond and Murphy, however, combined to go 0-for-7 in the loss.
Maybe, just maybe, the Rockies should take a page from the Dodgers’ playbook and let the kids play. Colorado has already seen first-hand this season what can happen when youth is injected in the lineup as rookies had the game-winning walk-off hits in three consecutive games earlier this season in Los Angeles.