MIAMI (AP) — breakout season http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , while Jose Urena wants to avoid a repeat.The two opening day starters square off Thursday when the Colorado Rockies play the Miami Marlins. Like their teams, the pitchers have very different outlooks on the season.Urena is an easy choice for the Marlins because he’s 23-19 over the past two seasons, while the other four pitchers in their young rotation have a combined career record of 13-23. The right-hander lost his first seven decisions last year, which was largely a function of poor run support, and may be the reason he’s taking a long view toward his second opening day start.“We don’t look for just one outing,” Urena said. “We look for maybe 35 or 36 outings.”Freeland blossomed into the Rockies’ ace in his second major league season last year, when he went 17-7 with a 2.85 ERA, the lowest in a full season in franchise history. With that achievement he earned his first opening day nod.“It’s a great feather in the cap for Kyle,” manager Bud Black said. “Anybody who’s named opening day starter, that’s a special day. We’re all so very proud of Kyle and what he has accomplished the first couple years of his career.”Freeland is backed by an imposing lineup led by All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado, who will begin earning his new $260 million, eight-year contract. The batting order will also include All-Star outfielder Charlie Blackmon, the season’s first batter, and first baseman Daniel Murphy, making his Rockies debut. They’re coming off consecutive postseason appearances and aiming for the first NL West title in franchise history.Following Freeland to the mound this weekend will be German Marquez on Friday, Tyler Anderson on Saturday and Jon Gray on Sunday. In an era of decreasing emphasis on workhorse starting pitchers, the Rockies hope to get a lot of innings out of their young rotation.Freeland pitched 202 1/3 innings last year to rank ninth in the majors.“Every team is going to be different,” the left-hander said. “Some are old-fashioned, where they use their five starters and let them go as deep as possible in the game. That’s kind of our brand of baseball. It shows the trust that Bud has in us.”The Marlins will try to scratch out runs against Freeland — and everyone else. As they begin the second season of CEO Derek Jeter’s rebuilding effort Dave Dravecky Jersey , they don’t have a player who batted over .278 last season or hit more than 12 home runs.“We’re trying to build this thing with athleticism, with speed,” manager Don Mattingly said. “We’re going to try to put pressure on teams in different ways. It goes back to using your personnel the best way possible.”The Marlins may be hard-pressed to match last year’s win total of 63, but for what it’s worth, they won 11 games in a row in spring training. That tied the franchise record set in 1997, when they went on to win the World Series.“The fact that we were able to win some games is not a bad thing,” Mattingly said. “I’m not saying it’s going to be a huge thing for us going forward, because we know we’re going to be 0-0 to start the year.” Now that the first weekend is out of the way, time to get back on track"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsAnalysis & EditorialsCleveland Indians prospects & minor leaguesGame RecapsTransactionsSeries PreviewsSeries preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White SoxNew,2commentsNow that the first weekend is out of the way, time to get back on trackEDTShareTweetShareShareSeries preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago White SoxJay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsThe opening weekend of the 2019 MLB season left a bad taste in the mouths of Cleveland fans. The bats were pretty terrible, Carlos Carrasco got lit up in his first start of the year, and we still don’t know when Francisco Lindor will be back. To top it off, the Tribe lost two of the first three games of the year to the Minnesota Twins, their only real competition for the AL Central crown this year. But it’s a long season, and the Indians will have their chance to exact their revenge on the Twins down the road. For now, the Tribe comes home for their home opener as they prepare to welcome the Chicago White Sox for the first time in 2019.Team in a box2019 Chicago White SoxRecord1-2Record1-2The Indians weren’t the only team struggling on offense this weekend. The Indians struggled way more than the White Sox, of course, but the Sox got off to a rough start. The pitching hasn’t been much better; Sox pitchers are striking out fewer than a batter an inning and they’re walking almost five hitters per game. Not a recipe for success. Chicago just finished up their first series of the season against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals won the first two before the Sox were able to escape a series sweep by winning the series finale yesterday.Projected startersMonday http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , April 1: RHP Ivan Nova (v. Mike Clevinger)Ivan Nova came over to the White Sox from the Pirates last December. With the departure of James Shields, the Sox needed someone to slot into the rotation and take over the innings that Shields pitched. This is where Ivan Nova comes in. Last season, Nova pitched 161.0 innings and allowed 75 earned runs while walking 35 and striking out 114 (93 ERA+). While Nova doesn’t really strike too many people out (career K/9 of 6.6), he also doesn’t walk a ton either (career BB/9 of 2.5). He’s got a fourseam (92 mph) and a sinker (92 mph), the latter of which can get a good number of swings and misses. His slider (86 mph) and his change (85 mph) can also generate whiffs (both between 10-20 percent of the time). Monday will be his first start of 2019.Wednesday, April 3: LHP Carlos Rodon (v. Corey Kluber)Carlos Rodon is still young enough to get better, but up to this point in his career, he hasn’t been able to be better than average over the course of a season. Take 2018, for example. Across 120.2 innings of work, Rodon allowed 56 earned runs while walking 55 and striking out 90 (ERA+ 101). His fourseam (93 mph) has some good movement while his slider (84 mph) has both vertical and horizontal movement. His change (85 mph) got better and better as last season went on, so look for him to use it to generate some swings and misses. He was tabbed as the Opening Day starter for the White Sox this year in game 1 against the Kansas City Royals; in that game, Rodon went 5.1 innings nad allowed two earned runs on three hits while walking one and striking out six.Lineup highlights3B Yoan Moncada: The young third baseman is off to a hot start this season, getting four hits in his first nine plate appearances, including a home run. Most importantly for Moncada is the fact that he has not struck out yet this year; in 2018, he struck out 217 times, the most in all of baseball.LF Eloy Jimenez: The No. 3 prospect (per MLB Pipeline) coming into this season is up in the majors and has had a good start to the year. He lit up Double-A last season with a .317/.368/.556 slash through 53 games. The hitting didn’t stop when he hit triple-A, either; in 55 games with the Charlotte Knights, Jimenez hit .355/.399/.597 with 12 home runs.1B Jose Abreu: Abreu is hitting a lot. It’s only been three games, but he’s picked up a handful of hits Brandon Belt Jersey , including a home run. He had a hot spring, too, slashing .323/.329/.600 in 70 plate appearances. Spring stats aren’t really indicative of regular season success, but seeing Jose Abreu hit the ball hard is always scary. Don’t be surprised if the hot bat stays hot this week.StorylinesCan the Indians stop striking out?Through the first three games, Indians hitters have struck out a total of 39 times, or an average of 13 times per game. That’s abhorrent and has to get better. Again, it’s only been three games, but double-digit strikeouts every day is not going to win a lot of ballgames.Can the Indians start scoring runs?Through the first three games, the Indians have scored five runs total, or an average of 1.67 runs per game. That’s abhorrent and has to get better. Again, it’s only been three games, but scoring hardly any runs every day is not going to win a lot of ballgames.The pitching has been good, let’s keep it rollingCarlos Carrasco start aside, the rest of the Indians pitching (starters and relievers) have done their job. Coming into the season, the bullpen was a huge question mark. It still is, but a few more days/weeks of solid performance by the relievers would do a lot to ease some minds. My bet is still on Adam Cimber to have a breakout season, but I wouldn’t mind seeing Jon Edwards step up or Oliver Perez continue his dominance from 2018.