Warren Schaeffer | baseballmusings.com

The Rockies decided to remove the interim label from manager Warren Schaeffer:

“I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to continue leading this team,” Schaeffer said in a news release. “My focus remains on continuing to build a strong, unified culture based on accountability, hard work and trust. We have a group of guys who care deeply about competing the right way, and my goal is to keep strengthening those relationships while leading a team that our fans can embrace and be proud of.”
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Nothing in the stories about the Rockies search, or even if they conducted one.

The team will almost certainly get better this season. What happens in years two and three of this new managerial alignment will impact if both Paul DePodesta and Schaeffer keep their jobs.

The Rockies fired manager Bud Black after giving him a vote of confidence before Saturday’s 21-0 defeat. The Rockies won on Sunday 9-3, but the decision was made to make the move in Colorado rather than on the road.

General manager Bill Schmidt said “internal talks” led to the decision to make this change now. Schmidt said the team made the decision before the team’s trip to Texas for a series starting Monday, rather than doing it on the road. Schmidt, who said injuries are a factor in the start, said the decision was made regardless of Sunday’s result, but would not say that Saturday night’s cringeworthy 21-0 loss to the Padres was the final straw.
MLB.com

I suspect it was the final straw.

The Rockies finished over .500 in Black’s first two years, but lost at least 90 games four times since then, and over 100 games each of the last two seasons. He finishes with a 544-691 record with Colorado.

Warren Schaeffer, the third base coach, takes over as manager. He was a minor leaguer in the Rockies system who hit .214/.273/.285 in six seasons. He has extensive experience managing in the Rockies minor league system.

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