SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — He’s no longer the “Little Pony.”

“Caballo” is more like it. Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez lifted more heavily this winter and arrived in camp thicker and stronger. He plans to lose 10 pounds in spring training, but right now the difference between September is startling. He weighs 225 pounds compared with 205 then.

“I will drop weight just chasing after flyballs and running the bases down here,” Gonzalez said. “I feel strong. I don’t know if there’s a difference in my hitting.”

He’s been launching missiles in batting practice, leaving kids scrambling for souvenirs nearly 450 feet from the plate. Gonzalez showed his strength Friday, pushing Dexter Fowler roughly 50 yards in a golf cart.

Gonzalez, 26, is coming off a frustrating season, left hollow by multiple injuries to his right wrist. He hit .295 with 26 home runs and 92 RBIs, while reaching base at a .363 clip. But the team went 10-23 when he was out of the lineup after two separate collisions with the outfield wall at Coors Field.

Gonzalez promises to be smarter defensively.

“I will just take everything,” joked Fowler, who plays center.

Gonzalez is at ease, trading jokes with teammates about everything from his aqua-colored shoes to his hair. His mood can be traced to his family. He’s expected to have his mother, brother and possibly even his father come to the States for extended visits this season.

“It’s always nice to have them around,” Gonzalez said.

Footnotes. Jason Giambi benefited from training with Fowler, Troy Tulowitzki and Nolan Arenado, who’s half his age. With the crew pushing him harder than normal, the first baseman dropped 10 pounds, leaving him at 235. … Pitcher Chad Bettis, a rising prospect in the organization, on how he ended up in pro ball: “I think I was the only kid who grew up in Texas and didn’t play football.”