Rockies Fire GM Schmidt After Disastrous 119-Loss Season

Rockies Seek New Direction After Historically Bad Season

Denver – The Colorado Rockies announced this Wednesday that Bill Schmidt will not continue as general manager after one of the worst seasons in baseball history. The search for his replacement is already underway. Schmidt has been with the organization since 1999, including the last four years as general manager. The Rockies suffered their third consecutive season with 100 losses and failed to qualify for the postseason for the seventh consecutive year. The team finished with a record of 43-119, narrowly avoiding the distinction of being the worst team since baseball adopted a 162-game schedule in 1961. That “honor” still belongs to the 2024 Chicago White Sox (41-121).

We are focused on finding the right leader outside of our organization who can bring a new perspective to the Rockies and improve our baseball operations with a new vision, innovation, and a focus on short- and long-term success.

Walker Monfort, Executive Vice President of the team.

Schmidt originally joined the Rockies on October 1, 1999, as director of scouting. He steadily rose through the ranks until being hired as the fourth general manager in team history in 2021.

After several conversations, we decided it’s time for me to step aside and make way for a new voice to guide the club’s baseball operations. Better seasons are coming for the Rockies and our great fans, and I look forward to seeing it come to life in the years to come.

Bill Schmidt

The new general manager will make a decision about the manager position. Warren Schaeffer has been the interim manager since taking over when Bud Black was fired in May. He had a 36-86 record in a season that went south from the start. The Rockies have a young core, but there are many areas to reinforce. They finished with a run differential of minus-424, the worst since 1900, surpassing the minus-349 of the 1932 Boston Red Sox. The opening pitchers’ rotation recorded an effectiveness of 6.65, the highest mark since it became an official statistic in both leagues in 1913. Dick Monfort said about the change in management: “A new voice will benefit our organization as we work to give our fans the competitive team they deserve.”