Can the Rockies turn their summer of discontent into a winter of promise?
That’s the hope as the front-office team of Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes heads to baseball’s winter meetings that begin Monday at the Hilton Bonnet Creek & Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Fla.
DePodesta was hired as the Rockies’ president of baseball operations on Nov. 7. He hired Byrnes, his longtime friend, as his GM on Wednesday. The two are still trying to get a handle on the talent they have in Colorado, even as they attempt to mold the team’s future.
“It’s December, entering the winter meetings,” Byrnes said Friday, admitting he has some catching up to do with the Rockies.