On Monday, Bill Schimdt was named the interim general manager of the Colorado Rockies. The hiring is quite sensible and should provide stability to the Colorado front office, however the long term plan is to hire a permanent GM this coming offseason.
The Schimdt hiring is the right first step, however the real test will be taken when a new front office executive is named after the season. This hiring will be critical for the Rockies, as the organization’s success and reputation has fallen precipitously since back-to-back playoff runs in 2017 and 2018. When a new head of the baseball hivemind is in place, the Rockies could have the opportunity to start fresh and begin working their way back to relevancy in the National League.