to play big roles in 2019 to keep team in playoff contention"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockpileYoung Rockies will need to fill big shoes in 2019New Jeimer Candelario Jersey ,73commentsRockies news and links for Sunday, October 21, 2018fans that particularly center around what’s in store for the team’s youthful talent as we look ahead to 2019. There are tentatively three or four critical positions (second base, right field, bullpen) up for grabs next season that these young Rockies players could fill—the real question is if they’ll be given the opportunity to do so.Additionally, a great question is asked about the Rockies television deal and if or when it will be improved upon. According to FanGraphs, the Rockies literally have one of the worst possible TV contracts, as far as revenue for the team is concerned, and will have to wait until after 2020 to renegotiate. When that time comes, they should definitely see a bump in revenue to spend on free agents or resigning valuable young players, but will they still be in their current contention window when the 2021 season arrives?Rockies Insider: Assessing the impact of Seunghwan Oh’s potential return to South Korea | Denver PostKyle Newman of the Denver Post offers a quick glimpse at the budding Seunghwan Oh situation and how it could potentially affect the Rockies’ bullpen already in flux. First reported on Wednesday, Oh is considering returning to his home country of South Korea to pitch in the KBO again so that he can be closer to his family and not so reliant on his translator, Eugene Koo.Oh was a major stalwart to the back end of the bullpen as the Rockies earned a playoff berth in 2018, and losing him would be a major hit to the club who may already be without Adam Ottavino next year as he enters free agency. Oh posted a 2.53 ERA in 25 games for the Rox this season, and if his beleaguered colleagues Jake McGee and Bryan Shaw don’t improve in 2019, Jeff Bridich will have to spend more money on the bullpen yet again to back up a starting rotation that is built to keep the Rockies in contention.Colorado Rockies: How would you change Coors Field’s dimensions? | Rox PileIn an article that might make Brad Ausmus’ and other Coors Field critics’ heads explode, Jake Shapiro of Rox Pile has some fun with wondering how the Rockies could change field dimensions at 20th and Blake. He offers three interesting possibilities, including the option of moving home plate outwards to expand foul territory and shrink the expansive outfield that has given Coors its hitter-friendly reputation—I did not know this http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , but apparently it’s a change that Dick Monfort has actually considered in the past. Take a look, and you might also imagine how Coors would play if there was no center field fence at all...Rumors: Grandal, Miley, Morton, Brantley, Myers | MLB.comMLB.com has all of your hot stove needs warming up on the back burner, and in this post takes a look at the handful of teams that will be in the hunt for a new catcher this offseason—including the Rockies. In particular, Yasmani Grandal and Wilson Ramos are highlighted as possible acquisitions, and the pros and cons of each veteran backstop are examined.Despite both having career years in terms of OPS+, it’s interesting to note that Ramos, because of his trade from Tampa Bay to Philadelphia, would not cost a team a first-round draft pick due to a qualifying offer, while Grandal would. Who is your preference to complete the battery for the Rockies next year? Anyone not discussed here? PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — By now, Tim Tebow has shown he belongs in professional baseball. He’s fully committed to the game and much more comfortable on the field.Sometimes, though, he still sounds like a football player.On his first day at spring training with the New York Mets, the former NFL quarterback was reflecting on last year Chad Bettis Jersey , when he injured his ankle stepping on a sprinkler head at the beginning of camp.“I didn’t run or I didn’t play one snap of outfield,” Tebow said Saturday, eliciting big laughs while catching his own slip-up.Nevertheless, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner is no fish out of shoulder pads anymore. He’s not on the 40-man major league roster, but he’s in big league camp for the second consecutive year and ticketed for Triple-A Syracuse in April.One step away.“This will be like, sort of the biggest spring training for me,” the 31-year-old Tebow said. “This journey isn’t defined by just getting there. I think, shoot, I’ve already enjoyed it enough to say it’s worth it. The whole process. Would that be awesome? Of course it would. It would be such an amazing thing and it would be so enjoyable, but at the same time, regardless of what happens, I know that I’ll enjoy it every day and I think that’s the biggest thing for me.”In his second full season of minor league baseball, Tebow batted a respectable .273 with six home runs, 14 doubles and 36 RBIs in 84 games for Double-A Binghamton last year. The left fielder socked a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw, then hit .301 in June and .340 in 15 games during July. He even doubled in the Eastern League All-Star Game on July 11.Eight days later, however, he broke the hamate bone in his right hand while taking a swing. Season-ending surgery squashed any hope of a fast promotion to the majors.“He did a tremendous job last year,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. “You have to give him credit for the strides he made.”They were evident Saturday during batting practice in a group that included top prospect Peter Alonso Jonathan Lucroy Jersey , a brawny slugger and fellow Florida Gators product.“Means he’s pretty awesome,” said a smiling Tebow, who won two national football championships in college.Tebow’s thick arms and muscular frame helped him launch several balls over the fence on a back field. He’s been working with personal hitting coach Jay Gibbons, an ex-major leaguer who traveled with Tebow throughout the offseason while he worked his other job as a college football television analyst.Tebow said he took batting practice on countless college ballfields all over the country.“It’s hard contact. I think I need to have a talk with him about his conditioning. He’s probably not strong enough,” Callaway cracked. “So yeah, it’s raw power, it’s real, and the bat moves through the zone pretty swiftly.”“This kid has confidence, because he works. And I definitely see a baseball player out of Tim Tebow. Not just because he’s in a uniform, but because he wants it so bad,” the manager added.At the souvenir stand between Tom Seaver Curve and Willie Mays Drive, No. 15 Tebow T-shirts were on sale for $32 along with those of several other players. Tebow’s shirt was gray, while the big leaguers were in blue.“We’re just going to get him out there as much as possible,” Callaway said. “We want to get him out there and see major league pitching. And I know he’s going to continue to improve because that’s who he is.”Regardless of whether he ever makes it to the majors, Tebow has come a long way in a short time on the diamond after spending 2010-12 in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets. Remember, it was just a few years ago that he picked up baseball again for the first time since high school.A national celebrity also popular for his charity work and outspoken faith, Tebow was laughed at and criticized when he embarked on his new career. Last spring, limited to at-bats as the designated hitter because of an ankle he said was broken http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-chad-bettis-jersey , Tebow went 1 for 18 (.056) in seven games with the Mets before returning to minor league camp. He said the pain caused bad mechanics.“It’s kind of hard to put into words how much more comfortable I feel, to be honest with you. Just in the little things. Shoot, in knowing what I’m going to grab to bring out there with me for practice, you know?” Tebow said. “Just playing catch, going through the motions, balls off the bat, off the wall, all of those things.”And while some players bemoan the monotony of spring training, Tebow enjoys the workouts under the sun and inside the cage, always trying to improve.“I love the grind of it. I love the challenge,” he said. “Even like for football with training camp, I loved it. I think I was kind of weird that way, but I embraced it. I kind of think I’m the same way with baseball.”So even with revered ex-Florida coach Steve Spurrier pitching him a spot in the new Alliance of American Football, Tebow wasn’t interested.“It wasn’t very hard — and they’ve called a lot. And Coach Spurrier keeps calling — and I love Coach Spurrier,” Tebow said. “I’m all in on baseball. No way could I stop and not give this the chance after everything that I’ve worked for.”