Colorado Rockies Offseason To-Do List
By Jason Burke
The Colorado Rockies are trending in the right direction, and with an influx of young talent to their roster throughout the 2016 season, it appears as though they could sneak up on some teams in 2017. They’ll have to make some tweaks for that to happen though.
Earlier today we took a look at the Colorado Rockies 2016 season in the form of stats, rankings and news that related to the team. The biggest news was that Walt Weiss will no longer be at the helm of the Rockies, so first things first, they’ll need to address that area of need.
Find a Manager
Glenallen Hill and Bud Black are two names that have been mentioned in relation to the job, with Hill managing the Rockies Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque this past season, and Bud Black the former manager of the San Diego Padres before being let go midway through the 2015 season.
Another option that has not been connected to the Rockies in any way, but could be a solid choice, is newly unemployed Chip Hale, who spent the last two seasons at the helm of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hale took over a D-Backs team that had won 64 games in 2014, and propelled them to a 79 win club in 2015. Then some rather odd moves were made in an attempt to compete last offseason, and A.J. Pollock injured himself during spring training, which all led to Arizona posting a 69-93 record in 2016, and ultimately Hale became one of the fall guys.
Hale is widely respected around baseball, and the Colorado Rockies have gotten a good look at him over the past two seasons as division rivals. If they feel that he is a worthy candidate that can get the most out of their club, he could be the man for the most coveted managerial job of the winter.