Despite youth, Bud Black confident Rockies are ready for October baseball

Source: milehighsports.com --- Monday, October 02, 2017
The Colorado Rockies turned heads throughout the course of the 2017 regular season. Through 162 games, new manager Bud Black led the Rockies to the third-most wins in franchise history and propelled the team to their first postseason berth in eight seasons. Now, with the regular season over, the Rockies are set to enter Baseball’s big dance with one of the youngest and most inexperienced rosters in the sport. Carlos Gonzalez is the only Rockie to have played in a postseason game with the franchise prior to this season, and only a handful of other Rockies have played in the postseason period at all, most of which either signed or were traded to the club earlier this year. This will be the first trip to the postseason for All-Stars Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon, and D.J. LeMahieu. In addition, no starting pitcher for the Rockies this season has pitched past the regular season in their careers. Experience in pressure situations is usually a must for teams with championship aspirations; however, despite his team’s lack of exposure to October Baseball, Black firmly believes in his club’s chances this postseason based on talent alone. Black explained that the tough second-half of the season and the need for so many young players to step up early on mitigates their lack of postseason experience. “It’s great if you have it, but what are you going to do if you don’t? One thing I’ve learned about this team is they’re not scared off [by ...

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