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There are few more satisfying feelings than the newness of spring training. Every team, no matter its circumstance, has a reason to feel rejuvenated. Every fan base, no matter how beleaguered, has something to cling to.

The Rockies have promising young talent and some pitching hope with the anticipated returns of Germán Márquez and Antonio Senzatela. They also have an albatross in the form of Bryant, who appeared in a total of 159 games across the first three years of his seven-year, $182 million deal.