Overview

• Colorado has opened an external search for a head of baseball operations with a stated goal of bringing fresh vision and innovation, according to executive vice president Walker Monfort.
• The Rockies recorded a minus-424 run differential and a 6.65 rotation ERA in 2025, benchmarks cited as modern-era worsts.
• The franchise has logged three straight 100-loss seasons and seven consecutive losing years since its last playoff appearance in 2018.
• An outside hire would mark the club’s first top baseball executive from beyond its ranks since 1999.
• The incoming leader will decide the managerial position after interim Warren Schaeffer went 36-86 following Bud Black’s May dismissal.