Yency Almonte’s five days to think

On the heels of a 2020 that ranked him ninth on the Rockies in bWAR, Yency Almonte’s 9.45 ERA is now the worst among qualified Rockies relievers. He hasn’t pitched in five days since allowing three runs to the Dodgers in a 7-5 defeat.

The Rockies needed three innings of relief on Sunday but Almonte watched from afar, seated in the bullpen during the late innings for the third consecutive game. Daniel Bard and Mychal Givens took the late-inning work on Sunday—and had pitched the day before.

In Saturday’s Game 1, Bard and Givens allowed a combined three earned runs in the final two innings. (The Mets won 4-3.) If they were able to immediately rite their poor Saturday showings within hours, is…