Rockies report to camp, ready to prove doubters wrong

Hope springs eternal… again.

Plenty of Rockies players are already in Scottsdale ahead of their Feb 27th reporting date. Once again the talk entering spring is more about if players can stay healthy than about baseball itself.

#Rockies Tulo already has his game face on for media. He’s bound and determined to play healthy and prove critics wrong.

— Patrick Saunders (@psaundersdp) February 23, 2015

Sure that’s nice to hear, but how does that differ from the last three season’s where Tulowitzki has averaged just 88 games played per year?

Tulo isn’t the only Rockies slugger hoping things are different.

“I’m happy to be healthy again and can concentrate on playing ball.” –@CarGoMedia5: http://t.co/qLGOcidZhE#RoxSpringpic.twitter.com/QH8L2ufHeZ — Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) February 21, 2015

Again nice to hear but actions speak louder than words. Until both of the Rockies “star” players prove they can stay on the field consistently and perform, there isn’t much reason for hope. Especially with another lackluster offseason where the organization failed to help build  up the team around them. 

Nonetheless they’re healthy now, so get a good look while you can!   

Just a few warmup cuts from #Rockies Troy Tulowitzki … Nice and easy pic.twitter.com/7jj780KrsS

— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) February 23, 2015

Also nice to see #Rockies Carlos Gonzalez cutting loose pic.twitter.com/mG1PD5sCBg

— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) February 23, 2015

Watch #Rockies Nolan Arenado work. Cool T-shirt. Nicer swing pic.twitter.com/51PD5L00dE — Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) February 23, 2015

… And a little of the #Rockies‘ Charlie Blackmon pic.twitter.com/yQ7IrTmQ8G

— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) February 23, 2015

#Rockies Corey Dickerson pic.twitter.com/7LZcIle6kW

— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) February 23, 2015

We’ll see how many of these swings we’ll still be admiring come June.