Overview
- Paul DePodesta is representing Colorado at MLB’s General Manager meetings in Las Vegas this week.
- He is expected to hire a general manager in short order to work beneath him in the front office structure.
- Reporting indicates his sabermetrics background will guide the GM selection and shape the criteria for the next manager.
- Media speculation has highlighted managerial options that include Joe Maddon, Don Mattingly, Jeff Banister, Tony Wolters, and Warren Schaffer.
- An SB Nation Reacts survey shows cautious optimism about the hire, with most fans giving it a B or C grade.