Young staff key for resurgent Rockies

DENVER — The Rockies keep getting lost in the shuffle.

With the soap operas like this week’s visit by the Dodgers, amid all the hoopla over the team’s decision to ship Yasiel Puig to Triple-A with no assurances of a return, or the pending arrival of Ichiro Suzuki and his quest for 3,000 hits with a weekend visit by the Marlins to Coors Field, the country can be excused for overlooking the Rockies.

That, however, is about to change.

The Rockies keep playing like they have been recently and it’s going to be near impossible to ignore them.

Shoot, not only are they winning — and sneaking back into the postseason picture — they are doing it with one of the most effective — and youngest — starting rotations.

That’s right: One of the most effective — and youngest — starting rotations.

The 12-2 victory against the Dodgers on Wednesday night at Coors Field improved the Rockies’ record since the All-Star break to 14-5, the best in the Majors. Yes, Carlos Gonzalez hit two more home runs, and Nolan Arenado moved into a tie with injured teammate Trevor Story for the National League home run lead at 27, and Mark Reynolds homered, too.

But that’s not news. Rockies offenses have carried the moniker Blake Street Bombers off and on since the opening of Coors Field in 1995.

What’s different about these Rockies from any in the past is these Rockies actually have a rotation that is getting the attention of the opposition, and it’s young, with reason to believe it will get better.

Rookie left-hander Tyler Anderson rebounded from giving up a two-run home run to Justin Turner, the third batter of the game, to shut out the Dodgers over the rest of his …

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