Overview
- Multiple outlets report Colorado is finalizing a deal for DePodesta, 52, to run baseball operations, with a formal announcement expected soon.
- DePodesta is expected to replace Bill Schmidt and quickly staff up the front office and choose a manager with MLB’s GM meetings beginning next week in Las Vegas.
- The move follows a search in which top candidates Amiel Sawdaye and Matt Forman declined, underscoring the scope of a multiyear rebuild.
- Colorado is coming off a 43–119 season and three straight 100-loss years, highlighting systemic shortcomings in analytics, scouting and player development.
- DePodesta returns to MLB after a decade as the Browns’ chief strategy officer, where he influenced major decisions including the 2022 Deshaun Watson trade.