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Rockies Insider: Players with Colorado ties worth tracking in the Cactus League

Spring training is in full bloom around Phoenix with pitchers and catchers having reported, and position players coming soon.

What players on other Cactus League teams besides the Rockies should Colorado baseball fans keep an eye on? Here’s a look at notable names to watch in Arizona, where exhibition play begins next Friday.

LHP Tyler Anderson, RHP Kevin Gausman, RHP Tyler Rogers, RHP Rico Garcia and INF Cristhian Adames, Giants

San Francisco has the most players with Colorado ties of any Cactus League team. Anderson, a former first-round pick by the Rockies in 2011, is out to prove he still has something left in the tank after knee surgery derailed his 2019 season.