Tag: Bill Schmidt
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Rockies’ Bud Black among 3 MLB managers fired before 50-game mark | Sports Business Insider
The Denver Gazette sports business insider is a reader’s guide to understanding the influence of money, politics and power behind their favorite leagues, teams and players: Sports business insider: The Colorado Rockies are among three teams that fired their respective manager less than 50 games into the 2025 MLB season. Short version: A poor start…
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Mark Kiszla: The losing can drive him “crazy,” but Bud Black wants to manage Rockies again in 2025
Contract extension for Colorado Rockies manager has been on hold since spring training
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Todd Helton returns to Rockies as special assistant to general manager
DENVER — Todd Helton is back with the Rockies. Helton, who spent all 17 years of his career with the team and was the first in the franchise to have his number retired, was named a special assistant to general manager Bill Schmidt on Saturday. He will assist in all areas of baseball operations and…
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Colorado Rockies were active this offseason. Will it make a difference?
The Rockies’ clubhouse at the end of last season was a somber affair. The players weren’t upset about missing the playoffs for a third straight season — they had already come to terms with that. Instead, they were saying goodbye to yet another star, knowing that Trevor Story was not going to return. When Jon…
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Former manager Clint Hurdle returning to Rockies in new role
A familiar face will be rejoining the Rockies next year. Clint Hurdle, the only Rockies manager to lead a team to the World Series, will return to the team as a special assistant to general manager Bill Schmidt. Hurdle will assist with player development and the MLB draft. “I am thrilled to return to an…
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The Rockies kept Trevor Story at trade deadline, confusing their star shortstop
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SAN DIEGO — Trevor Story was in his hotel room, a 15 minute walk from Petco Park, on Friday, staring at his phone when the trade deadline came and went. For the past three days, he jumped every time he got a notification, a basket case of nerves as the uncertainty weighed over his head.…
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Rockies sit quietly at trade deadline, hold onto Trevor Story as other teams bulk up
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SAN DIEGO — While the rest of the league went into a frenzy at the MLB trade deadline, the Rockies stayed quiet. In fact, they never even came close to making a deal. They set a high mark for Trevor Story, and the team said they never received what they described as a competitive offer…
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Jon Gray makes last start before trade deadline as Rockies fall to Dodgers
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On Gray day in Los Angeles, only one could come out on top. It was Rockies’ starter Jon Gray vs. Dodgers’ starter Josiah Gray, making his first major league start. It was the lesser experienced of the two Grays’ team that came out on top, with the Dodgers beating the Rockies 3-2 to win the…
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Three prospects who are expected to make an impact for the Colorado Rockies this season
The 2021 Rockies season is already a wash, but it could offer an opportunity for inexperienced players to gain valuable time in the major leagues. Minor league players didn’t have a season in 2020, and only a select few were invited to alternative training sites. Teams must reevaluate where players stand, as they look to…
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Rockies’ GM Bill Schmidt on trade deadline; Gray and Sheffield placed on IL
DENVER — With eight weeks to go until the MLB trade deadline, interim Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt said he has already started getting calls from other teams. So far, Schmidt said there is nothing to report on potential moves. Both shortstop Trevor Story and starting pitcher Jon Gray will be free agents at the…