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Clips for 7-12-10 MEDIA CLIPS – Nov. 14, 2018 Black finishes third in NL Manager of Year voting Thomas Harding | MLB.com | Nov. 13th, 2018 DENVER -- Part of the magic of Rockies manager Bud Black was his ability to keep his team even-keeled after a big loss. So don't expect finishing in third place for the Baseball Writers' Association of America National League Manager of the Year Award, despite leading the Rockies to a second straight postseason appearance, to faze him. The Braves' Brian Snitker, who took a team that was expected to finish third or fourth in the NL East to the division crown, took the award. Snitker took 17 first-place votes, the Brewers' Craig Counsell took 11 and Black received one. Last year -- when Black took a team that hadn't had a winning season in six years to the postseason -- he was a runner-up to the Dodgers' Dave Roberts. NL Manager of Year Voting Brian Snitker, ATL 17 9 4 116 Craig Counsell, MIL 11 13 5 99 Bud Black, COL 1 6 18 41 Mike Shildt, STL 2 1 7 Joe Maddon, CHC 1 1 6 Dave Roberts, LAD 1 1 Name, team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts. Black's Rockies were eight games out of first place on June 28, but they posted the NL's best record the rest of the way -- 55-30. Tied with the eventual NL champion Dodgers after 162 games, the Rockies fell, 5-2, at Dodger Stadium in the NL 1 West tie-breaker. The Rockies would go on to beat the Cubs, 2-1, in 13 innings in the NL Wild Card Game at Wrigley Field before being swept by the Brewers in the NL Division Series. Black, 61, shepherded the Rockies through numerous pressure points. The offense struggled all season, hitting a franchise-low .256 overall and .225 on the road, also a franchise low. While the pitching staff set club records for strikeouts (1,409) and opponents' batting average (.250) -- and starters posted a 4.17 ERA that was second-lowest in the franchise's 26 years -- the rotation's June slump put the team in its eight-game hole. The Rockies also experienced some colorful losses -- while closer Wade Davis set a club record with 43 saves, his six blown saves and some other late-game bullpen meltdowns led to some gut-punch losses. A 1-5 road trip in September temporarily put the Rockies out of playoff position. Throughout it all, a steely Rockies club had a tendency to fight back, often immediately after a tough loss. For example, after the Rockies served up five home runs in an 8-5 home loss to the Dodgers on Aug. 10, the Rockies won thrillers the next two nights on the strength of home runs by rookie Ryan McMahon, who Black helped usher through some tough early-season games and a couple of demotions to Triple-A. "If you don't have emotional wins to counter the tough losses, it makes it tough to sustain momentum," Black said on Aug. 12, the day after McMahon's three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth provided a 3-2 win over the Dodgers. "And we've had some good wins in amongst these tough losses to keep a high level of confidence." To qualify for the postseason, the Rockies had to win nine of their final 10 regular-season games. In the end, the bullpen that at times struggled was a strength, and the starting staff carried the team when the offense was hit-and-miss. It all resulted in a 91-72 record -- one win fewer than the club record -- and another Manager of the Year mention for Black. 2 Gray determined to bounce back from 2018 'I wasn't really having fun at all,' Rockies righty says Thomas Harding | MLB.com | Nov. 13th, 2018 DENVER -- After a season in which he often was lost, Rockies right-hander Jon Gray went to the wilderness of his father's property in western Arkansas to lose himself. He gazed at bright stars and fished with his wife, Jacklyn. The closest he came to baseball was swatting a pinata on his Nov. 5 birthday. "It was good for my soul," Gray said after arriving via skateboard for an interview in a Denver coffee shop on Tuesday. "That seclusion feeling, I love it." Jacklyn Gray @MrsGrayWolf22 I’d Hit That! Happy Birthday Babes! It’s All About What’s On The Inside! @JamieGray67 @MrGrayWolf22 @Rockies55dad Now, however, Gray must find what he lost in 2018. The Rockies' Opening Day starter of the last two seasons, Gray sustained two burning, motivating slights -- an option to Triple-A Albuquerque at the end of May, and being left off the roster for the National League Division Series against the Brewers. The further insult was a narrative that he struggles in big games. Gray's 2017 season ended with a 1 1/3-inning, four-run debacle in the NL Wild Card Game loss to the D-backs. He bookended '18 by lasting just four-plus innings on Opening Day at Arizona, and being tagged for five runs and seven hits in two innings against the Nationals at home on Sept. 29 -- the only loss in the Rockies' last 10 scheduled games. The loss forced Colorado into an NL West tiebreaker with the Dodgers, and it kept the Rockies from the first division crown in their 26-season history. "It made me hate baseball a lot last year," Gray said. "I wasn't really having fun at all. I'm ready to be a part of things. I feel I missed out on too much." 3 After going 10-4 with a 3.67 ERA in 20 starts during a 2017 season that helped justify the Rockies selecting him third overall in '13 out of the University of Oklahoma, Gray went 12-9 with a 5.12 ERA and a 93 ERA+ (100 is league average) in '18. On Tuesday, Gray outlined a plan to return from his end-of-season exclusion to what he believes is his rightful place at the top of the Rockies' rotation. Regain strength Tuesday was Gray's second workout at Denver's Landow Performance, owned by Denver Broncos strength and conditioning coach Loren Landow. Gray hypothesizes that he hasn't felt as strong or as athletic since April 13, 2017, when he sustained a left foot stress fracture in a game against the Giants. He returned to finish the season strong, but he couldn't lift with his legs the rest of the year. The landing foot was a problem all of '18. Because of strength and timing issues, Gray saw fluctuations all season in the velocity of both his fastball and his slider. His spin rates, which create swings and misses at higher levels, were clearly down from past seasons. But his first workouts left him excited that his strength and athletic ability are on the way back. "I really felt like today moving around, I felt really good with my body," he said. "I felt like a baseball player today. It's awesome." Correct last season's weight loss from 235 to 215 Gray eats little on game days. Fueled only with a protein shake, a banana and Goldfish crackers, he fanned 16 Padres on Sept. 17, 2016. But not eating enough caught up with him in '18. "I was having a hard time eating, working with the chef with the Rockies, we got these rice and chicken bowls that I could kind of stomach down on start days," he said. "We had some shakes and some carb drinks. 4 "But it was hard to maintain your weight if every five days you can't eat. So it's something I have to change." Follow Ottavino's lead After a rough 2017, Adam Ottavino -- a reliever who is now a free agent -- had a career year in '18 with the Rockies after going to Driveline Baseball, a high-tech training and analysis facility in Kent, Wash. Gray, along with Rockies relievers Bryan Shaw and Jake McGee, contacted Driveline after the season. Gray has an appointment in January. "It can be useful if something is really wrong," Gray said. "But if I'm just feeling spin off my hand, I don't need to look at it. If it feels right, I know it's right. But to get to that point, I think it's very useful. It's something I'm going to try." Settle on his identity Gray never felt himself last season while trying what he described as well-meaning suggestions from his coaches. The strength workouts and the Driveline visit are his ways of determining who he is and will be next year. "I know that when I am right, pitching becomes fun. … I almost feel like it's a joke, because I can tell people what's coming and they can't hit it," Gray said. "It's tough to explain -- but when you get in that groove like that, it's a dance." 5 Here's what happened in Tuesday's AFL action MLB.com | Nov. 13th, 2018 Here's a team-by-team breakdown of how all 30 teams' prospects fared in Arizona Fall League action on Tuesday: AL East Blue Jays (Surprise) Blue Jays No. 4 prospect Nate Pearson earned his second win of the fall after tossing five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and walking two. No. 22 prospect Santiago Espinal was 2-for-4 with a run, while Cavan Biggio (No.
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