“I really don’t know if you’re going to get settled in. “You’re going to get challenged every day,” said Rockies first-base coach Ron Gideon, who also works with the outfielders.

It's part of the territory and something the Rockies have learned to live with in order to prevent doubles and triples into the alleys. “I don’t want to be the guy that just looks good on paper because I play deep,” said Grichuk, who reachedĪ casualty of playing deep at Coors has always been this - the blooper falling in. He prides himself on his ability to turn and track down hard hits - no matter where he's positioned.

The Rockies suggested him moving back even more. It just goes to show you there’s a lot of room to cover out there.” 'Luckily, I was able to make a play before getting to the wall. “I felt like the wall was going to come up sooner rather than later. “I felt like I was running for days for that ball,” said Grichuk, who was acquired in late March from Toronto. Grichuk found out firsthand the importance of playing deep in the season opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tracked down a liner that carried and carried in the thin air toward the gap. “Maybe the grass and how the ball snakes out there when it kind of dies on the ground. “There’s always a quirk in every park that you’ve got to figure out,” explained Bryant, who's facing his former team - the Cubs took him No. There’s a spot in right-center that measures 424 feet before retreating back to 375 near the tall out-of-town scoreboard in right, where Coors Field veteran Charlie Blackmon plays. But the power alley in left-center juts out from 390 feet to 420 and goes to 415 in straightaway center. It's 347 feet to left field, where Bryant will be patrolling. Part of the park's trickiness has to do with its asymmetrical design. “Give me a homestand or two,” said Grichuk, whose new team is off to a 4-1 start as the Rockies open a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Coors on Thursday. Backing up a step or several becomes a necessity at the hitter-friendly park, given there's so much ground to cover - and the ball carries so well in the thin air at a mile high.

It's an outfield reorientation for Grichuk and fellow Rockies newcomer Kris Bryant. Namely, a little deeper the more beneficial for the Colorado Rockies centerfielder. DENVER (AP) - Randal Grichuk already has deep thoughts about playing the outfield at cavernous Coors Field.

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