Last night the Rockies lost to the Marlins by a final score of 10-1. They didn't just lose the game, though. The team announced that Tyler Chatwood will be heading to the Disabled List retroactive to his last start of Spring Training. He was slated to start on Wednesday, but was injured running the bases in a Spring Training game. That start will instead go to Jordan Lyles. Lyles barely lost out on a spot in the rotation, but is key for situations just like this. He provides depth for a pitching staff that has had its fair share of injuries.
The team is also battling with another problem inside the rotation. Jorge De La Rosa and Wilin Rosario got involved in a verbal altercation during the fifth inning of last night's game, that lead to De La Rosa's eventual departure. It had been reported during Spring Training that the duo was not completely in sync, but that became painfully clear last night. De La Rosa is the ace of the Rockies rotation, and Rosario looks slated to be the everyday catcher. Walt Weiss says that the idea of a personal catcher for De La Rosa is a possibility, but he hopes it does not come down to that. Last year, veteran Yorvit Torrealba caught the majority of De La Rosa's innings. Pitching Coach Jim Wright and Manager Walt Weiss had a meeting with the two player earlier today in an attempt to straighten things out. Weiss said that Rosario will catch for De La Rosa during his bullpen sessions, and the duo will try to get back on the same page.
If the Rockies look to contend this year and get the same type of production out of the ace as they did last year, the hiccup last night can not become a major problem moving forward.
