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Colorado Rockies: Return of Rocktober?

Posted on April 16, 2012 at 06:13 PM.

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The Colorado Rockies enter the 2012 season with major question marks surrounding the starting rotation. Jeremy Guthrie, recently acquired from Baltimore, has been pegged as the Opening Day starter and will be the team's No. 1 starter, at least until Jorge de la Rosa returns from Tommy John surgery.

49-year-old Jamie Moyer earned a spot in the rotation after a solid Spring Training. Jhoulys Chacin, Juan Nicasio and Drew Pomeranz, who is starting the year in Triple A, but will make his first start on April 15.

The lineup has received quite the makeover from 2011, but Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez, Todd Helton and Dexter Fowler all return, and will be counted on to have solid, productive seasons. Jason Giambi, Chris Nelson, Jordan Pacheco, Wilin Rosario, Jonny Hererra and Tyler Colvin make up the bench, while newcomers Marco Scutaro (2B), Michael Cuddyer (RF) and Ramon Hernandez (C) are new to the starting lineup.

If the Rockies' starting pitching can hold up, the team stands a good chance of contending in the always unpredictable NL West. With a solid offense and steady bullpen, led by closer Rafael Betancourt and middle man Matt Belisle, the Rockies hope to bring back Rocktober in 2012.