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Saunders: Rockies’ five key questions as spring training opens

Major-league baseball is back. Finally.

That means that the Rockies have big decisions to make in a short amount of time. We’re only 27 days away from the season opener against the Dodgers on April 8 at Coors Field.

Here are five key questions facing the Rockies as the full squad reports to work Sunday at Salt River Fields.

1. Who’ll generate power?

Bill Schmidt, who replaced Jeff Bridich as the general manager last April, knows that Colorado’s offense — especially in the outfield — is in desperate need of a boost.

Last season, the collective OPS (on-base plus slugging) for Rockies outfielders was .