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Rockies news and links for January 16 http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , 2019"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockpileLeMahieu ready to face the Big AppleNew,98commentsRockies news and links for January 16, 2019MSTShareTweetShareShareLeMahieu ready to face the Big AppleAfter 7 “special years” in Colorado, DJ LeMahieu says going from Rockies to Yankees is exciting, not intimidating | Denver Post ($)DJ LeMahieu, after a nerve-wrackingly slow offseason, says he’s excited to start playing for the Yankees. With the $24 million, two-year deal, the Yankees hope to utilize LeMahieu all over the infield, not only at second base. The change in teams will mean not only a change in position, but also change in exposure for LeMahieu. The Rockies are not covered very much in the national media, whereas the Yankees are about as storied as they come. The quiet player doesn’t feel intimidated, though, but is excited for this new challenge. LeMahieu will absolutely be missed as the solid second baseman in Denver, but after seven years, we can do nothing but wish him well in this next step. Colorado Rockies Quick Hits: Bridich on Arenado, Ottavino latest, more | Rox PileAs sad as we are to see DJ LeMahieu out of a Rockies uniform, we can at least be glad that we won’t have to play against him in our division. He signed with the New York Yankees, who won out against the Marlins, Giants http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , and Dodgers, all of whom had stated some interest in the second baseman. Another Rockies player from last year up in the air is Adam Ottavino. The Rangers have shown interest in the pitcher, and it’s still not sure if the Rockies will try to bring him back into their bullpen. Then there is the timeless question of what will happen with Nolan Arenado. There’s arbitration going on, and it’s a toss up if he will stay. The Rockies likely want to hang on to the star, so it’ll come down to what kind of offer Arenado’s willing to take. A Dive into Hall of Fame Ballot Trends | FanGraphsThe Hall of Fame Ballot is of special interest to Rockies fans as Larry Walker is a contender. He’s gained some serious ground, and it looks like he might just make the cut. It’s still not a guarantee by any means, but the folks at FanGraphs break down some of the recent trends in the Hall of Fame Ballot. The first two innings of this game dragged. And then..."MESA, Arizona — I’ve written a lot on this site about the pace of play in Major League Baseball and the Commissioner’s office has made it an important part of their message.The pace of the first two innings of the Cubs’ 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks was awful. There were, combined: five hits, six walks, two errors and nine runs scored, and those two innings took 90 minutes. But then, the rest of the game flew by, seven innings in a hour and 57 minutes. At one point, 14 straight Cubs were retired, before the sub Cubs got a pair of runners on base in the ninth before Jacob Hannemann and Ryan Court struck out to end it (and a couple of the called strikes, frankly, weren’t, but I think plate umpire Rob Drake had had enough).Now, let’s get back to the beginning of this game. Jason Heyward, in the original starting lineup Jeimer Candelario Jersey , was scratched:There’s no further information available about J-Hey.The rest of the important stuff about the first two innings involved Yu Darvish. Darvish was throwing hard, hitting 95 consistently and 96 occasionally with his fastball. His command was a little off, and he issued four walks. After the fourth walk, with one out in the second inning, he was removed in favor of minor leaguer Scott Effross. Effross allowed a single and a run-scoring sacrifice fly, and then he should have been out of the inning, but Kris Bryant made a throwing error that allowed a run to score, and then Wilmer Flores doubled in the runs that would prove to be the eventual winning tallies.This was after the Cubs pushed across four runs in the first inning off Zack Godley, who didn’t even finish the inning. Albert Almora Jr. led off with a double, and after a walk Anthony Rizzo singled him in. Two batters later a D-backs error resulted in two more Cubs runs, and Addison Russell drove in the fourth run. Russell, incidentally, was cheered when he was introduced, with just a couple of scattered boos.But the story of the game was Darvish. Here’s video I shot of his bullpen warmup.And here’s the last out of the first inning, a pitch by Darvish that was hit a long way, but run down by Almora:One thing Darvish will definitely have to work on is the pitch clock. Had it been set for violations, he’d have committed several. He was working very slowly. But his velocity was good, and:And, he’s been using more English, around his teammates and the media:Showing a sense of humor, too. I cannot tell you how much I am rooting for Yu Darvish to have a big comeback season in 2019. I thought that even with all the walks http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , he threw pretty well, and, most importantly:The rest of this game was pretty dull. After the second inning, miscellaneous Cubs relievers allowed just two hits and three walks. Here’s a nice catch made by Johnny Field on a sinking liner by Yasmany Tomas in the seventh inning:And even though this game ran 3:27 and the Cubs (or at least a bunch of their non-roster guys) lost, it was a pleasant afternoon at Sloan Park, with temperatures reaching the low 70s. Attendance was 10,666, bringing the season total for three dates to 35,371, an average of 11,790 per date.We have yet to see several relievers who will definitely be in the Opening Day bullpen, including Carl Edwards Jr., Pedro Strop, Steve Cishek and Brad Brach. Perhaps Wednesday, when the Cubs will travel to Surprise to face the Rangers. Cole Hamels will face his former team in his first start of the spring, and Texas will go with Edinson Volquez. Game time Wednesday is 2:05 p.m. CT. No TV Wednesday, audio-only on cubs.com.