"The fact that Colorado is the last Offseason Outlook entry published (even after the World Series teams) speaks to the unusual length of the team's front office search. The free agent market opened yesterday, and the leaderless baseball operations department has already been making some transactions since the World Series officially ended, though the decisions to decline mutual options on Thairo Estrada and Kyle Farmer were both routine and expected."
"The Rockies' struggles are usually attributed to owner Dick Monfort's extreme loyalty to longtime employees, resulting in an organization that has fallen behind the curve in fresh ideas and in most aspects of modern roster construction. Three straight 100-loss seasons and a gruesome 43-119 record in 2025 was enough to make even the notoriously insular Monfort realize that changes needed to be made. Manager Bud Black was fired back in May, and GM Bill Schmidt was let go at season's end."
Guaranteed contracts include Kris Bryant ($78MM through 2028), Ezequiel Tovar ($56.5MM through 2030, including a $2.5MM buyout of a $23MM 2031 club option), Kyle Freeland ($16MM through 2026 with a conditional 2027 player option) and Antonio Senzatela ($12MM through 2026 with a $14MM 2027 club option). 2026 financial commitments total $59MM and total future commitments are $162.5MM. The free agent market opened while baseball operations lacked a permanent head, though routine declines of Thairo Estrada's and Kyle Farmer's options were processed. Owner Dick Monfort's long-standing loyalty to staff contributed to organizational stagnation, three straight 100-loss seasons and a 43-119 2025 record, triggering firings and the first formal external search for a head of baseball operations; Dan O'Dowd served as GM from the Monfort purchase in 2005 until 2014.
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