Overview
- General manager Josh Byrnes was introduced under president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, with both emphasizing scouting, development and picking the right players over splashy free agency.
- DePodesta said there is real momentum to fund information technologies and baseball-ops staffing, calling such investment necessary to compete in today’s game.
- The club signaled a more active roster approach with greater openness to trades, while waiving catcher Drew Romo and right-hander Anthony Molina, who were claimed by the Orioles and Braves.
- A near-total reset of the pitching department is underway, including departures of MLB pitching coach Darryl Scott, bullpen coach Dustin Garneau, pitching strategist Flint Wallace and pitching coordinator Doug Linton, with coaching hires in progress under manager Warren Schaeffer.
- After a 43-119 season that produced MLB-worst pitching metrics, Colorado heads to next week’s Winter Meetings in Orlando holding the first pick in the Rule 5 Draft.