Carlos Gonzalez started 55 games in center field, 51 in left and 34 in right last season, but his days of roving around the outfield are over, at least if Rockies manager Jim Tracy has anything to say about it.
According to Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post, Tracy said today that Gonzalez will be the regular left fielder for the Rockies this season.
Gonzalez, 24, won his first career Gold Glove last season after finishing with the second highest fielding percentage among National League outfielders. Advanced metrics weren’t quite as favorable to him last season, but he has rated well above average in left field during his brief career, according to UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating) on FanGraphs.
While Gonzalez will be the regular left fielder for the club, Dexter Fowler is projected to start in center and Seth Smith will play right.
