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1 of 2 Brendan Rodgers, right, holds up his Colorado Rockies jersey with the help of Bill Schmidt during a news conference after Rodgers, a shortstop from Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Fla., signed a contract to join the team that selected him with the third overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft June 17, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) David Zalubowski Gene J. Puskar - staff, AP
“There’s a lot of good people that are involved with the Colorado Rockies. We’ve got to get back to the process where there’s trust and communication,” Schmidt said. “Getting everybody pulling on the rope in the same direction. Not only the players, I say it as a whole organization. “I think we got away from a little bit of who we are.” Schmidt has been with the team for nearly 22 years and was the vice president of scouting since Jan. 2, 2007. He said the timing was right for him to step into the GM role. The Rockies have challenges ahead, namely the impending free agency of ...
Colorado Rockies interim GM Bill Schmidt hopes to be considered for job after season DENVER -- Bill Schmidt went from Colorado Rockies vice president of scouting to interim general manager this week. He will hold that title for the rest of the season -- and hopefully longer as more than an interim GM. "I have aspirations of having the job full time, and hopefully I can do a good enough job that Dick and Greg will give me consideration going forward," Schmidt said Wednesday, referring to owner Dick Monfort and team president Greg Feasel. Schmidt was made the interim GM on Tuesday to replace Je...
Rockies Name Bill Schmidt As Interim GM 1:41pm CDT 1:41PM: The Rockies have officially announced Schmidt as the new interim GM. As per the team’s press release, “Schmidt will oversee all aspects of the club’s baseball operations,” which would perhaps imply that Feasel will either return his focus to business operations, or simply that Schmidt is the top voice in all baseball-related matters. 1:05PM: Rockies vice-president of scouting Bill Schmidt is expected to be named the club’s interim general manager, MLB.com’s Thomas Harding reports (Twitter link). After former GM Jeff Br...