Clint Hurdle: “I’m here to be Buddy’s hitting coach”

On Thursday, the Colorado Rockies announced they had relieved hitting coach Hensley Meulens of his duties, replacing him with former Rockies manager and then-special assistant to the general manager Clint Hurdle.

Today, Hurdle answered questions from the media, stressing that he saw his job as building skills and trust. It was a conversation that began on Monday afternoon when the Rockies faced the Los Angeles Dodgers after failing to score a single run during their three-game series with the San Diego Padres.

It was a change that happened quickly.

“I heard from Greg (Feasel) and Dick (Monfort) and Bill (Schmidt), and then I had some questions, and I want to make sure I had conversations with…