The Colorado Rockies front office is becoming pretty famous for its baffling decisions that draw ire from fans, criticism from reporters, and bewilderment from their counterparts across the MLB.
This week, the trend continued.
The Rockies promoted Darryl Scott, a bullpen coach who oversaw a unit that finished 26th in the league with a 4.91 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and .250 batting average against, tied for 25th in saves at 33 and walks per nine innings at 4.25, and 24th in strikeouts per nine innings at 8.78, to the pitching coach. Scott will fill the vacancy left by Steve Foster, who is responsible for helping craft possibly the best rotation top to bottom in Rockies history. Foster was named the…
