Rockies two-time Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle still glides. He can thank himself, as well as interim manager Warren Schaeffer, for that.
Doyle’s body maintenance, coupled with Schaeffer’s insistence that Doyle get time off, has the center fielder looking relatively fresh as the Rockies entered the final 17 games of their season.
“I feel good and I think I’m holding up pretty well,” the 27-year-old Doyle said.
His recent outfield play illustrated that. In the Rockies’ 7-2 loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, Doyle caught 10 flyballs or line drives for outs, running full out on four of those catches.
He wasn’t nearly as busy last Saturday night in the Rockies’ 10-8 loss to the Padres at Coors Field, making just four putouts. But he made two golden plays in