Rockies third baseman
An interesting theme of Rockies Summer Camp this month was how quickly hitting caught up with pitching. That may be true, and Arenado appreciates it, but he warned not to read too much into Tuesday’s power show. Arenado felt good about his homer because he kept his balance in his legs and waited on Gibson’s changeup. But he noted that Gibson is working on his craft, as well.\n\n“I feel pretty good, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. I think it's just staying ready during the whole quarantine,” Arenado said. “I was constantly working and talking to my coaches and my teammates, working on different things, getting on the machine and trying to be prepared as best I can.\n\n“There’s nothing like facing, you know, another team and other big leaguers, big stadium. It's hard to replicate that.”\n\nA moment of magic
Manager Bud Black noted the strange quality of leadoff hitter Dahl’s first two plate appearances. He opened the game by drawing a four-pitch walk, then Gibson dominated him on three pitches in the third inning. Next at-bat, Dahl won in a big way.\n\n“David has that ability and that talent to look completely different from one at-bat to the next,” Black said. “To turn it around after that second at-bat and hit the homer in his third at-bat, that was really, really good to see.”
**Add another starter/long reliever to the mix?** \nTwo righty-starter types already named to the roster for fifth-starter or long-relief roles,
**Diehl's spot cemented?** \nLefty