Purple Row · Mar 19, 2021
The coaching staff has nothing to lose
Throughout the sports world, coaches frequently take the blame when teams struggle, sometimes deservedly so and others times not so much. The Rockies, and subsequently Bud Black — who have struggled to a combined .437 winning percentage the last two seasons following back-to-back postseason appearances — have largely avoided this fate. Black and the coaching staff have certainly made some questionable on-field decisions along the way, but those calls have been largely overshadowed by off the field moves that were out of their control, such as the Nolan Arenado trade and a handful of free agent signings that didn’t pan out.