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Former Ole Miss star Drew Pomeranz flashed his vast potential in a major league trial last summer, when he posted a 2-1 record and a 5.40 ERA in four starts for Colorado. The big left-hander, acquired from Cleveland in the Ubaldo Jimenez trade last year, will go to spring training next month competing for a spot in the Rockies’ rotation. The Indians invited Pomeranz, a 2010 first-round pick, to their camp last spring but let him know early on that he wasn’t going to make the big club. Pomeranz said in a recent interview with mlb.com that he drew motivation from that and had a strong spring. “This time it’s a different kind of excitement, just to know that I can actually be there this time,” he told mlb.com. “I’ll find a way to get fired up. You don’t have to worry about that.” Rockies manager Jim Tracy said Pomeranz can be “pretty special.” New Mississippi Braves manager Aaron Holbert knows that. He had Pomeranz last season at Class A Kinston, where he went 3-2 with a 1.87 ERA in 15 starts. “If he can stay healthy and be smart off the field, he’ll be fine,” Holbert said. “He’s a great talent. A lot of people in the baseball world are starting to realize what he can do.”