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  Jorge CastilloDec 10, 2025, 03:55 PM ET

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  ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The New York Yankees made their first selection in a Rule 5 draft since 2011 on Wednesday, taking right-hander Cade Winquest from the St. Louis Cardinals.

Winquest was one of 13 players — and 12 right-handed pitchers — chosen in the major league portion of the draft.

The Rockies took RJ Petit, a 6-foot-8 reliever, with the first pick from the Detroit Tigers. Petit, 26, had a 2.44 ERA in 45 relief appearances and two starts between Double A and Triple A last season. The Minnesota Twins chose the only position player, selecting catcher Daniel Susac from the Athletics.

Clubs pay $100,000 to select a player and must keep him on the active major league roster for the entire following season unless he lands on the injured list. Players taken off the roster must be offered back to the former club for $50,000.

The 25-year-old Winquest recorded a 4.58 ERA with a 48% groundball rate in 106 innings across 25 games, including 23 starts, between Single A and Double A last season. He features a fastball that sits in the mid-90s and touches 98 mph plus a curveball, cutter and sweeper. He is expected to compete for a spot in the Yankees’ bullpen next season.

Right-hander Brad Meyers was the last player the Yankees had chosen in a Rule 5 draft. He suffered a right shoulder injury in spring training and was on the injured list for the entire 2012 season before he was offered back to the Washington Nationals. He never appeared in a major league game.

Also picked were right-hander Jedixson Paez (Colorado from Boston), right-hander Griff McGarry (Washington from Philadelphia), catcher Carter Baumler (Pittsburgh from Baltimore), right-hander Ryan Watson (Athletics from San Francisco), right-hander Matthew Pushard (St. Louis from Miami), right-hander Roddery Munoz (Houston from Cincinnati), right-hander Peyton Pallette (Cleveland from Chicago White Sox), right-hander Spencer Miles (Toronto from San Francisco), right-hander Zach McCambley (Philadelphia from Miami) and right-hander Alexander Alberto (White Sox from Tampa Bay).

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The Colorado Rockies brought in Josh Byrnes from the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to become their general manager and turn around a floundering franchise.

Byrnes will team again with Paul DePodesta, who was hired Nov. 7 as the Rockies’ president of baseball operations. The two joined forces in Cleveland in the 1990s, before DePodesta went to the Oakland Athletics and Byrnes joined the Rockies to work with then-GM Dan O’Dowd.

“I’m incredibly excited to be able to bring Josh into our group,” DePodesta said in a statement Wednesday. “Few executives in baseball share his combination of intellectual curiosity, breadth of experience, and on-field successes. We are extremely fortunate to add him, as he immediately strengthens our entire baseball operation.”

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Byrnes joins a team coming off a third straight 100-loss season. He’s fresh off winning a World Series with the Dodgers for a second straight season. He also was with the Dodgers when they won in 2020.

The 55-year-old Byrnes takes over for Bill Schmidt, who stepped down after the season and following a long tenure with the team in a variety of roles.

“I’m thrilled to be returning to the Rockies organization, especially at such an exciting time for the future of the franchise,” Byrnes said. “Working alongside Paul again is an incredible opportunity and I’m eager to join him and the rest of the group as we work to bring championship caliber baseball to the Rockies.”

Byrnes knows the NL West well having also been in the front offices with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres. He broke into the business as an advanced scout in Cleveland. Byrnes was with Boston as an assistant GM when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004.

Colorado missed the playoffs for a seventh straight season. The Rockies finished 43-119 this year as they narrowly avoided becoming the team with the worst record since the 162-game schedule started in 1961.

Among the first moves by DePodesta was the promotion of Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager. Schaeffer assumed the role on an interim basis after the Rockies fired Bud Black – the winningest manager in franchise history – in May following a 7-33 start.

Colorado boasts a young nucleus that includes All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman and shortstop Ezequiel Tovar. The team also drafted Ethan Holliday with the No. 4 pick last summer. His father, Matt, is Rockies royalty after helping spark 2007’s “Rocktober” run that led to the franchise’s only World Series appearance, in which they were swept by Boston.

A chunk of Colorado’s payroll is tied up in the contract of often-injured slugger Kris Bryant, who’s played in only 170 big league games since signing a $182 million, seven-year deal before the 2022 season.

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A mile high, a new day is dawning over Coors Field. Or at the very least, an old day is fading to black.

To the ball fans of Denver, that is welcome news.

For a long while now, the Colorado Rockies have been an utter catastrophe, the epitome of sporting woe. Since 2020, no MLB franchise has lost more games. Colorado is the only club with a winning percentage south of .400 over that span. The Rockies have not reached the postseason since 2018 and have captured just one postseason victory since current owner Dick Monfort became the teamâ€s control person in 2011.

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Yet somehow, rock-bottom only just arrived.

The 2025 Rockies were a disaster, an eyesore, an undermanned, poorly constructed excuse of a big-league team. After starting the season 9-50, Colorado managed to climb its way out of the record books, if only by a hair. The Rockies finished the campaign 43-119, two losses shy of the all-time mark. The pitching staff led baseball in runs allowed (1,021), and the lineup finished 29th in runs scored (583). That minus-424 run differential was the single worst mark of the modern era.

All that losing had one silver lining: Change, something the entire organization had long seemed allergic to, is finally happening.

‘We’ve probably lost sight of innovationâ€

First out the door was longtime manager Bud Black, fired in May amid the teamâ€s catastrophic start. Then, at the season’s merciful end, came the departure of two organizational fixtures: general manager Bill Schmidt and assistant general manager Zack Rosenthal. Schmidt joined the Rockies in 1999 and had been GM since 2021. Rosenthal was hired in 2006 and rose to AGM in 2014. Publicly, neither was fired, as Rosenthal resigned and the Rockies framed Schmidtâ€s leaving as a parting of ways, but their exits were a direct result of the teamâ€s horrendous season.

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In November, after a lengthy, disjointed search, the Rockies hired former “Moneyball†darling Paul DePodesta to be the clubâ€s new president of baseball operations. DePodesta, 52, rose to fame as a key figure in the early days of baseballâ€s statistical revolution, but he spent the past decade as the chief strategy officer for the NFLâ€s Cleveland Browns. To work beneath DePodesta as the general manager, Colorado brought in Josh Byrnes, a front-office vet with GM stints in San Diego and Arizona. Byrnes, 55, had been the Dodgers†senior vice president of baseball operations since 2014, with a focus on the MLB Draft. Finally, the team announced that Warren Schaeffer, who finished the season as the interim manager, would be back in 2026.

DePodestaâ€s hire was surprising, especially given that the Rockies were reportedly deep into talks with Clevelandâ€s Matt Forman and Arizonaâ€s Amiel Sawdaye, two well-regarded executives with real influence in their respective organizations. But the man who inspired Jonah Hillâ€s character in “Moneyball†is, at the very least, an outside voice, something that couldnâ€t be said about Coloradoâ€s previous two top baseball ops execs.

The task ahead of DePodesta, Byrnes and whoever else heeds the call is downright monumental. This is an organization in disarray, depressingly behind the times. Walker Monfort, the ownerâ€s older son and the teamâ€s executive vice president, has been refreshingly open about that in the weeks since DePodestaâ€s hiring.

“I think one thing that I would attribute to the past, you know, half-decade that we’ve been through,†Walker, 39, told DNVR Rockies this week, “we’ve probably lost sight of innovation and lost sight of just continuing to evolve our process.â€

‘Everybody seems to be a liferâ€

While itâ€s encouraging that Monfort, who holds significant sway in the franchise and was a key part of the executive search, understands the situation, itâ€s a massive problem that things went so sideways in the first place.

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How did it get this bad?

A dozen former Rockies players, employees, coaches and other industry voices described a baseball operations department sealed off from the modern game. While most praised Monfort for his loyalty and described him as an affable character, they claimed that loyalty also precluded the Rockies from adopting new ideas, calcifying the entire operation from within. Over the past half-decade, as the rest of the league modernized at warp-speed, Coloradoâ€s ambivalence toward innovation left it mired in the dark ages and unable to deal with the unique challenges of playing at high altitude. That fans continued to pack Coors Field, despite the on-field ineptitude, reduced any incentive for the team to rethink its approach.

“The entire operating model was do what we tell you to do, be loyal,†one former employee told Yahoo Sports. “And we don’t even care if you’re competent. We just want to keep things exactly as they are.â€

Indeed, before this winterâ€s drastic overhaul, Coloradoâ€s front office featured a stunning amount of continuity. Among the nine people who held director-level positions or above in Coloradoâ€s baseball operations department entering 2025 (including the since departed duo of Schmidt and Rosenthal), the average tenure was a whopping 26 years.

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Danny Montgomery (VP/AGM of scouting), Rolando Fernandez (VP of international scouting), Paul Egins (senior director of MLB operations) and Marc Gustafson (senior director of scouting) have all been employed by the Rockies for more than 30 years. Both Chris Forbes (senior director of player development) and Brian Jones (director of R&D) have eclipsed the 20-year mark. In fact, the only person director-level or higher with fewer than 20 years of Rox Time is Sterling Monfort, the director of pro scouting and the ownerâ€s youngest son.

“Everybody seems to be a lifer. It is kind of insane,†a former Rockies minor leaguer explained. “A lot of coaches were former players. Some people I played with, you know, they’re great guys, but I never thought, ‘Wow, this guy should definitely be a professional baseball coach.†And all of a sudden, they’re the hitting coach somewhere the next year.â€

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Certainly, a number of the Rockies†loyalists are intelligent, employable baseball people with worthwhile perspectives and valuable experience. But the absence of outside voices, fresh ideas or modern insights effectively fossilized the entire baseball operations department from the top down. That insular environment created what other teams consider to be a very warped view of contemporary baseball, something that rears its head quite often in trade negotiations.

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“Every trade deadline is mind-boggling to the point itâ€s expected we wonâ€t get a reasonable or usable response,†a member of another clubâ€s front office told Yahoo Sports. “We understand that if thereâ€s a targetable player on Colorado, weâ€re probably not going to acquire him because [the teamâ€s] logic is singular.â€

‘There’s not really an incentive to winâ€

The teamâ€s resistance to evolution has been particularly harmful as it pertains to pitching development — or lack thereof. Multiple former Rockies hurlers admitted they actively sought help from sources outside the organization after realizing that their clubâ€s pitching coaches and staff were unable to help them improve. That arms such as Jeff Hoffman, Jon Gray and Tyler Matzek experienced success upon leaving the Rockies only furthered the belief among pitchers inside the org that something was seriously wrong.

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“They did nothing but waste five years of that guyâ€s life,†one former Rockie said of Hoffmanâ€s time in Colorado.

Others described an atmosphere outright opposed to modern technologies that have become commonplace around professional baseball. Two separate sources recounted a story from the beginning of the 2024 season, when the team prohibited players at multiple levels from throwing bullpens in front of trackman units, mobile devices that capture and display pitch data in real time.

“I remember somebody more or less tricked an intern into giving us a TruMedia password,†a former Rockies minor-league player recounted, referencing the data analytics platform used by a majority of MLB clubs. “And it was just, like, one TruMedia password spread across a pretty good chunk of the orgâ€s players so that they could see game data.â€

One prominent agent told Yahoo Sports that due to the Rockies†poor reputation for development, their agency has had higher draft signing-bonus demands for pitchers garnering interest from the team. A pitcher from another organization described a former Rockie as being on “cloud nine†upon learning about his new teamâ€s technological capabilities.

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Colorado does employ a handful of progressive pitching types — names mentioned include coordinator of performance science Emilio Martinez and former big leaguer Scott Oberg, who serves as the teamâ€s director of pitching — but forward-thinkers of that ilk have been few and far between, and theyâ€ve rarely received the institutional buy-in to implement new ideas.

With Paul DePodesta (top middle) now in charge, there’s reason for optimism that a renovation of Colorado’s front office is coming.

(Amy Monks/Yahoo Sports)

â€A beer garden with a ball fieldâ€

Coloradoâ€s organizational stasis was further reinforced by the teamâ€s sustained success on the business side. Why change the process when youâ€re making money?

Coors Field is a gem of a ballpark, and the Rockies pack it more often than youâ€d expect for a divisional doormat. The team has finished in the top half of the league in attendance per game every season since 2008 and did so again in 2025, despite the abysmal on-field performance. One former player jokingly described the yard as “a beer garden with a ball field.â€

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A different departed employee, in a round-about way, framed the dynamic as a compliment. “They’ve diversified the business in a way that I think is actually shrewd,†he said. “There’s not really an incentive to win. Then the baseball part just becomes this old guys†fantasy team, basically.â€

Another former Rockie was much more critical, telling Yahoo Sports during the 2025 season: “As long as the bottom line is good, [Monfort] doesnâ€t give a s***.â€

But that same player was extremely complimentary of Monfort as a person and the general friendliness that pervaded all parts of the operation.

“Dick Monfort is an incredible person to be around,†the former player said. “Everybody was great, and they all treated me well. They were all super nice, caring people, but it’s because they’re so comfortable at their job — because they know performance does not matter.â€

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With the hiring of DePodesta, that dynamic has already begun to change.

All signs point toward a renovation of Coloradoâ€s front office, with player development first up. During his introductory news conference, DePodesta made a special mention of rethinking how the Rockies approach pitching. Byrnes, who ran point on the Dodgers†draft for years, will surely modernize the teamâ€s amateur scouting department. Figuring out how to turn the high-altitude mysteries of Coors Field into a home-field advantage will also be absolutely crucial.

But at this point, it remains to be seen how many of the multi-decade, high-level employees stick around for the DePodesta Era. That hinges on whether Dick Monfort gives the green light for a total teardown. Assuming he does, the tough part will begin in earnest, as DePodesta and Byrnes will have to identify qualified candidates and sell them on a new vision for Colorado baseball — and then, eventually, craft a competitive roster.

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But while the mountain is tall and the path to the summit arduous, the Rockies have already taken the most important step: Trying something new.

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DENVER — The Rockies have agreed with infielder Nicky Lopez and right-handed pitcher John Brebbia on Minor League contracts with invites to Spring Training, according to a club source. The team has not confirmed the deals.

Lopez, 30, spent the 2025 season with the Angels and Cubs. He appeared in 18 games, four with Los Angeles and 14 with Chicago, batting .042 (1-for-24). In seven Major League seasons, he has a slash line of .245/.310/.311, playing for the Royals, Braves and White Sox prior to last year. His best season came in 2021, when he posted a .300/.365/.378 slash line with 22 steals for Kansas City.

Primarily a middle infielder, Lopez has also played third base at the big league level, with brief appearances at first base and in the outfield.

Brebbia, 35, made 22 relief appearances between the Tigers and Braves in 2025, posting a 7.71 ERA. Over eight MLB seasons, the right-hander owns a 4.04 ERA. In addition to Detroit and Atlanta, he has pitched for the Cardinals, Giants and White Sox.

Originally drafted by the Yankees in 2011, Brebbia was released and signed with the D-backs before being taken in the Rule 5 Draft by the Cardinals in ’15. He made his Major League debut with St. Louis in 2017, pitching to a 2.44 ERA in 50 appearances.

Following that successful debut campaign, Brebbia’s best season came with San Francisco in 2022, when he led the National League by appearing in 76 games (11 starts) while posting a 3.18 ERA.

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Warren Schaeffer hired as Rockies full-time manager

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” 40, served as the Rockies†third-base coach and infield coach prior to being named interim manager. He has been with the organization in a coaching/player development capacity for more than a decade after his professional playing career ended. He was selected by the Rockies in the 38th round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Virginia Tech, and he was an infielder in Coloradoâ€s farm system from ’07-12.\n\nFollowing his career as a player, Schaeffer transitioned into coaching. In 2015, he was named manager of the Rockies†Single-A affiliate, the Asheville Tourists. 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DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have promoted Warren Schaeffer to full-time manager, the team said Monday.

Schaeffer assumed the role on an interim basis after the Rockies fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, in May following a 7-33 start.

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The Rockies finished the season 43-119 and in last place in the NL West.

“Iâ€m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to continue leading this team,†said Schaeffer. “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.â€

Schaeffer becomes the eighth full-time manager in club history. The 40-year-old has been a member of the Rockies organization for over a decade.

“Weâ€re confident Warren is the right person to lead our club moving forward,†said Rockies President of Baseball Operations Paul DePodesta. “He has established strong relationships with our players, understands the culture of this franchise and embodies the energy and work ethic we want on and off the field.â€

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Black initially found success with Colorado when he led the Rockies to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2017 and â€18. They havenâ€t finished with a winning record since. Blackâ€s contract was set to expire following the season. He signed a one-year extension in October.

Black was 544-690 in nine seasons while wearing the purple pinstripes.

Schaefferâ€s promotion was only one of the major changes for the Rockies this year.

They hired DePodesta this month from the NFLâ€s Cleveland Browns to run baseball operations. DePodesta, who inspired Jonah Hillâ€s character in the movie “Moneyball,†returned to baseball after nearly 10 years with the Browns. He was named Clevelandâ€s chief strategy officer in 2016.

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During his nearly 20 seasons in MLB, he was the only executive to win divisional titles with five different organizations — the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland.

He took over for Bill Schmidt, who stepped down following the season. The Rockies are in need of a transformation after becoming the first team with three straight 100-loss seasons since Houston in 2011-13.

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Nov 24, 2025, 01:15 PM ET

Warren Schaeffer, who took over as interim manager of the Colorado Rockies after Bud Black was fired amid a historically bad season for the franchise, will return as full-time manager in 2026, it was announced Monday.

Schaeffer, 40, was promoted from third-base coach to manager after Black and bench coach Mike Redmond were fired on May 11 after a major-league-worst 7-33 start. He has been a member of the Rockies organization for over a decade and becomes the eighth full-time manager in club history.

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Things continued to slide downhill for Schaeffer and the Rockies, who finished with 119 losses — the most in the National League since the 1962 New York Mets had 120. They finished 50 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.

“We’re confident Warren is the right person to lead our club moving forward,” new president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta said in a statement. “He has established strong relationships with our players, understands the culture of this franchise and embodies the energy and work ethic we want on and off the field.”

General manager Bill Schmidt was dismissed on Oct. 1, with executive vice president Walker Monfort saying that Schmidt’s replacement would make a decision on the managerial role for next season.

The starting rotation finished with a 6.65 ERA — the highest mark since it became an official stat in both leagues in 1913 — as the Rockies allowed 1,021 runs this season, the most since the 1996 Detroit Tigers gave up 1,103. Colorado had a run differential of minus-424, the worst since 1900, surpassing the minus-349 of the 1932 Boston Red Sox — and also the most since the 1899 Cleveland Spiders at minus-724, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Colorado was also a major-league-worst 18-63 on the road, a franchise record.

There were some bright spots. The Rockies received a breakout season from All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman, who hit .278 with 31 homers and 91 RBIs. They have 2024 Gold Glove winners in Ezequiel Tovar and Brenton Doyle.

The Rockies also drafted Ethan Holliday with the No. 4 pick this summer, while young prospects such as outfielders Zac Veen and Yanquiel Fernandez, infielder Ryan Ritter and right-hander Chase Dollander were all called up and got a taste of the majors.

“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.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The Colorado Rockies are giving Warren Schaeffer another shot at bringing the franchise back to prominence. Schaeffer, who took over as the team’s interim manager in May following the firing of Bud Black, will return in the full-time role in 2026, the team announced Monday.

The Rockies were 7-33 when Schaeffer was named interim manager. The club went 36-86 under him, finishing with a 43-119 record. The team’s 119 losses rank as the third-worst in baseball since 1901. Only the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets lost more games in a season.

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The move comes with the Rockies in the midst of some major changes. The team already made one blockbuster move this offseason, convincing former Athletics executive Paul DePodesta to leave the Cleveland Browns and return to MLB as the Rockies’ head of baseball operations.

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DePodesta was apparently impressed enough with Schaeffer — who received high marks from players at the end of the season for his communication skills and attention to detail, per Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post — that he felt good about bringing Schaeffer back for another year.

Schaeffer, 40, is deeply familiar with the organization. After a standout college baseball career at Virginia Tech, Schaeffer was drafted by the Rockies in the 38th round of the 2007 MLB Draft. He spent six seasons with the team in the minors, reaching as high as Triple-A.

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Schaeffer’s minor-league career ended in 2012. He finished with a career slash line of .214/.273/.285 and never reached the majors.

After his playing career ended, Schaeffer remained in the organization as a coach. He worked his way up over the years, getting promoted to the majors in 2022. Schaeffer had served in a variety of coaching roles with the Rockies since 2022 before he was named the team’s interim manager in May.

While Schaeffer’s record with the team wasn’t strong, the organization as a whole did him no favors. The Rockies have been mired in mediocrity for multiple seasons, finishing fourth or fifth in the National League West in each of the past seven seasons.

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The Rockies are hoping DePodesta can change that. To begin his tenure as the franchise’s head of baseball operations, DePodesta will put his trust in Schaeffer to prove he has what it takes to grow and develop the team’s players.

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Rockies prospect Braylen Wimmer undergoes brain surgery

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:” Wimmer is no stranger to having to adjust in the face of adversity. And his response in the face of such a scary situation made it very evident where his mind was.\n\nHis girlfriend, Peyton Gray — who launched a GoFundMe page to help pay for Wimmerâ€s medical expenses — asked him a somber question.\n\n“Why you?†she asked. “Why did this happen to a healthy 24-year-old?â€\n\nHis response strengthened her.\n\n“Because I can handle this,†Wimmer said. “And maybe that’s my purpose, so one day I can help others through similar cases.â€\n\nWimmer has been stoic, but anyone facing questions of mortality would be anxious in a time like this.\n\nChris Forbes, the Rockies†director of player development, can relate. About a year before Wimmer was born, Forbes was diagnosed with what doctors said were two inoperable brain tumors.\n\nForbes, 53, has lived in the face of death. And when he got word of what had happened with Wimmer, he flew to Oklahoma to see him.\n\n“He was a little more anxious about it at that time,†Forbes said. “I think one of the best things that happened to him was that the surgeon recommended he talk to a guy who had been through that surgery.â€\n\nThat was Ryan Sharp, who also had a seizure before doctors found a tumor on the left side of his brain.\n\nSharp, describing something that Wimmer would soon discover for himself, said that “Dr. Google can be scary.†But because of his own ordeal, he was able to help Wimmer prepare for what was next.\n\n“Braylen and his girlfriend met with that gentleman, and it ended up being probably the best thing that happened to him,†Forbes said. “The guy said, ‘Yeah, expect this, expect this, expect this. Youâ€re gonna be fine here.†That just kind of calmed everything down.â€\n\nBaseball has helped Wimmer stay focused on the future that awaits him after he recovers from this formidable fight.\n\nIt hasn’t been a straightforward path to the success he’s already enjoyed in the Minors. Wimmer wasnâ€t heavily recruited out of Yukon High School in suburban Oklahoma City, and even after shining at the University of South Carolina, round after round passed in the 2023 Draft. 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He plays multiple positions, so thereâ€s defensive versatility there. There are a lot of things to really, really like.\n\n“I donâ€t think he performed as well as he wanted to in his junior year at South Carolina. The Phillies ended up drafting him \\[in the 18th round\\], he didn’t sign. He came back to school and we were lucky enough to grab him his senior year, and heâ€s tracking to be a big leaguer if he keeps doing what heâ€s been doing.â€\n\nForbes noted that the way he was performing when he was promoted from High-A to Double-A, Wimmer was on track to earn prestigious recognition.\n\n\”Obviously he finished the year in Double-A,\” Forbes said, \”but he had a massive year going in Spokane. We probably pulled him out of there when he likely could’ve been the MVP of that league.\”\n\nNow, a massive obstacle stands in the way of Wimmerâ€s future. But if thereâ€s one thing the Rockies have discovered about him, itâ€s that his new battle will only intensify his focus and determination.\n\nIn fact, Forbes said Wimmerâ€s target is an ambitious one that is by no means out of the question for a man like him.\n\n“Even the night before the surgery,†Forbes said, “he was talking about how he didnâ€t want to be left behind. He was already thinking about Spring Training. 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November 22nd, 2025

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Anytime Rockies prospect Roldy Brito steps into the batterâ€s box, the noise seems to fade. He draws a deep breath, gazes toward the heavens and searches for a familiar face. He taps his chest, honoring the place where memory lives, and whispers in his native tongue:

The moment carries lessons and guidance from his grandfather, Martín Brito. Roldy and his grandfather had been inseparable from the moment he was born. Martín guided him through life, offering advice, encouragement and support at every step. When Brito discovered baseball, his grandfather became his first and fiercest coach.

Whether it was flicking bottle caps across the yard or cheering the loudest from the stands, Martín was always there, supporting him, challenging him and celebrating every accomplishment.

Then, on the morning of Sept. 30, 2021, Roldy was woken by his father, Ronny Brito, with the news that Martín had passed away. Only 15 at the time, Roldy was heartbroken. All his dreams—signing with a big league club, working his way through the minors, eventually reaching the majors—had always included Martín.

“I was devastated,†Brito told Baseball America in Spanish. “Something I learned over time is that there are some things in life we canâ€t control, but the way we respond is something we can control. But I miss his presence every day.â€

Now, Brito carries those dreams forward on his own, guided by the memory of the man who had taught him everything.

When heâ€s in the batterâ€s box, Brito is in full control of his actions, and since arriving in the United States, he has honored his grandfather in the way heâ€d always envisioned.

Although Brito signed for $420,000 in 2024 with the Rockies, his stateside debut didnâ€t come with much fanfare, even in a system as depleted as Coloradoâ€s. However, after a strong 2025, Brito burst onto the scene, rising from being an unranked talent to become the Rockies’ No. 5 prospect heading into 2026.

Brito did so by establishing himself as one of the best players in the Arizona Complex League. The 18-year-old slashed .368/.445/.555  with 22 stolen bases and a 1.000 OPS, earning the ACL’s Most Valuable Player award.

In his first taste of full-season affiliate ball, he hit .352 with a .423 on-base percentage across 33 games, showing that his standout performance in the ACL was no fluke.

“I just want to keep working hard,†Brito said. “Iâ€m trying to give it my all every day so I can put on a good show so people can keep believing in me.â€

But growing up as a baseball-loving kid in the Dominican Republic, there were stretches when belief was in short supply.

Brito, now listed at 5-foot-11 and 183 pounds, wasnâ€t always the most physically-developed athlete in his youth. If anything, his size made him stand out for the wrong reasons. Whenever he and his father, Ronny, traveled to different parts of the island for showcases, Brito often felt like an outcast before he even picked up a bat.

Many called them “locos†for believing that a skinny, undersized kid could one day play professional baseball.

No one thought Roldy could hit.

No one thought Roldy could field.

No one thought Roldy could become anything more than a kid with a dream too big for his frame.

But his father, grandfather and everyone who loved Roldy always believed he could.

“No one believed in him,†Ronny said. “Then he just started playing with his heart. People couldnâ€t believe how hard he hit the ball. Thatâ€s when they started saying, ‘Wow, your son really is the best.â€

“Itâ€s easy to say that now, with him at the top. But when he was climbing, it was the opposite. He stayed resilient. His heart is what got him here.â€

So when the Brito family gathered at the Rockies†complex in the Dominican Republic for Roldy to officially sign his contract, the moment overwhelmed them.

As soon as pen met paper, the tears came.

“Iâ€m motivated by my family,†Brito said. “They inspire me to become the best version of myself. I want to keep pushing myself for them because they are all so proud of me. If someone loves and values me as a person, that inspires me to give it my all for them.â€

But the celebration didnâ€t last long. The moment the ink dried, Brito was thrown into the reality that professional baseball does not wait for anyone—not even a teenager carrying the weight of his familyâ€s pride and his grandfatherâ€s memory.

In his first 13 games, Brito went 4-for-38 (.105) with seven strikeouts. The pitching was sharper, the routines stricter and the pressure heavier. Britoâ€s confidence slowly started to decline. The doubts returned, this time directed toward himself.

Perhaps he wasnâ€t ready after all, he thought. For the first time since Martínâ€s passing, Brito felt genuinely lost.

But this was where all those years of being doubted mattered for Brito. He’d been underestimated before. Heâ€d been overlooked before. And each time, he had clawed his way forward. So, he did the same in the Dominican Summer League and finished strong. After that stretch, he found his rhythm.

Brito went on to hit .293/.383/.367 across 41 games with 21 RBIs, 19 walks and 20 stolen bases. While the hot second half erased any doubt Brito had, he didnâ€t think it would be enough to warrant a move to the United States the following year.

Instead, he got a call much sooner than anticipated, as the Rockies sent him to the United States for instructional league to end 2024. The move set up what was to come—a permanent move to the U.S.

For the first time in Britoâ€s life, he would be away from the comfort of his own home and in a land he had dreamt about his whole life. Even if he knew this was a long time coming, the reality of the situation didnâ€t set in until he boarded a plane from Santo Domingo to Phoenix and was finally at the Rockies facility in Scottsdale.

Brito’s father knew how tough the mental game would be for Roldy, but he also acknowledged the resilience his son had shown his entire life.

“I was always certain heâ€d play in the United States,†Ronny said. “I told him, ‘Your goal is to kill it in rookie ball, and finish the year in Low-A.†I was confident that he could do it. I always believed in his skill set.â€

And just like Ronny predicted, it all happened.

Now, with his Rockies future ahead of him, Brito knows the journey is far from over. And with his grandfather Martínâ€s voice in his heart and his familyâ€s faith at his back, he steps into each game the same way he always has.

Whatever comes next, it will be for him—and for the grandfather who made him believe he could be more than anyone thought possible. With a keen eye in mind, Brito wants to set an example for everyone who was once doubted and overlooked, just as Martín did for him.

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