It's Aaron Cook's spot in the rotation today, but the Rockies have decided to keep him in Tucson to pitch in a minor league game rather than ship him the potential three hours to Surprise. So while we will be following the official major league Spring Training game here, there's still plenty of interest in how Aaron Cook recovers from two putrid outings.
In Cook's place will be right-hander Jhoulys Chacin to face the Kansas City Royals and Gaby Hernandez. If Friday or Colorado's recent history against the Missouri royalty is any indication, we are screwed today.
I am going to go take a nap now. I'm exhausted from driving through the night from Tucson back to Colorado.
The game today is on MLB.tv, KOA, Gameday Audio and FSN. MLB Network will air a tape delay later tonight.
Lineups:
COL:
Eric Young, Jr. - 2B
Jay Payton - CF
Carlos Gonzalez - DH
Seth Smith - RF
Chris Iannetta - C
Ian Stewart - 3B
Matt Miller - LF
Mike Paulk - 1B
Chris Nelson - SS
Jhoulys Chacin - P
KC:
Scott Podsednik - LF
Chris Getz - 2B
David DeJesus - RF
Billy Butler - 1B
Alberto Callaspo - 3B
Josh Fields - DH
Brian Anderson - CF
Vance Wilson - C
Yuniesky Betancourt - SS
Gaby Hernandez - P