Dahl, Story represent House of Homers

DENVER — Trevor Story, now the record holder for home runs by a National League rookie shortstop (27), spent last offseason in Scottsdale, Ariz., when he was just a prospect trying to take advantage of the Rockies’ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick facility. And Monday, when Colorado begins a three-game series at Baltimore, he’ll welcome one of his offseason housemates to the Majors.

Outfielder and Rockies No. 2 prospect David Dahl has blown through Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque this season with a combined .314 batting average and 18 home runs. Don’t be surprised if a rental property isn’t advertising itself as the “House of Homers.”

“We lived together all winter, and through Spring Training,” Story said before he learned Sunday that Colorado will be purchasing Dahl’s contract. “He’s a gamer. He loves the game. I love that about him, too.

“When I was down there, I wanted to make sure I was with guys who really loved the game, loved to work hard. He was a perfect fit.”

After the workouts at the facility, the prospects brought the game home with them.

“We talked baseball a lot,” Story said. “Just sitting at the house, not really doing anything, I’d bring up something to him and get his thoughts about it, and vice versa. We talked about other players, what they do well. It helped us see …

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