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Rockies Launch External Search as GM Bill Schmidt Departs

Ownership seeks an outsider to modernize analytics following a 43-119 season with a record-setting run differential.

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Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt watches the action during MLB Spring Training at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Overview

  • The team said Schmidt stepped down after 26 years with the organization, while the Denver Post reported he was fired, creating conflicting accounts of his exit.
  • Colorado will recruit a head of baseball operations from outside the franchise for the first time since hiring Dan O’Dowd in 1999.
  • The incoming leader is expected to decide the managerial direction, including the status of interim skipper Warren Schaeffer.
  • The Rockies’ 2025 collapse featured a minus-424 run differential (worst since 1900) and a 6.65 rotation ERA (worst since ERA became official), marking a third straight 100-loss season.
  • Walker and Dick Monfort called for a fresh perspective to upgrade operations as rival executives fault the club for lagging analytics and infrastructure.