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Clips for 7-12-10 MEDIA CLIPS – October 10, 2016 Rockies expected to shake up coaching staff By Thomas Harding / MLB.com | @harding_at_mlb | October 8th, 2016 DENVER -- The Rockies are expected to retain third-base coach Stu Cole and pitching coaches Steve Foster and Darren Holmes, and part ways with the rest of the staff that worked under former manager Walt Weiss, a Major League source said Saturday. The staff shakeup was first reported by USA Today via Twitter. The club did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation, and has not made an announcement. Bench coach Tom Runnells, hitting coach Blake Doyle, catching/defensive positioning coach Rene Lachemann and first-base coach Eric Young were not retained, the source said. Weiss' three-year contract expired at the end of 2016, and he announced Monday that he would not pursue a new deal. General manager Jeff Bridich concurred, and both cited a difficult working relationship as the reason. The moves appeared to further put Bridich's stamp on the club's coaching and increase the break from Weiss' tenure. Foster and Holmes were hired after Bridich assumed GM duties following the '14 season. Cole has been with the Rockies organization in the Minors and Majors since 1995; before becoming third-base coach four seasons ago, he managed in Triple-A from 2009-12. Bridich was the Rockies' player development director from December 2011 to October 2014, when he was promoted. 1 Runnells had been on the Major League staff since being promoted from Triple-A manager to bench coach in '09, when Jim Tracy replaced Clint Hurdle as manager. When Weiss was hired as manager before the '13 season, he retained Runnells and brought in Doyle, with whom he was familiar from his teenage years; Young, who had been first-base coach with the D-backs and was a teammate of Weiss' with the Rockies; and Lachemann, who managed Weiss with the Marlins in 1993. The Rockies confirmed that Triple-A manager Glenallen Hill was being considered for the managerial job. Braves first- base coach Eddie Perez also said this week he was called by the Rockies and is a potential candidate. 2 De La Rosa treasures 9 years with Rockies With Colorado's farm system stocked, lefty's return unlikely By Thomas Harding / MLB.com | @harding_at_mlb | October 7th, 2016 DENVER -- The goodbye felt certain, and it went by slowly for left-hander pitcher Jorge De La Rosa. The up-and-down final year of his two-year, $25 million contract ended on a downer -- 4 2/3 innings, eight runs (seven earned) in a 10-5 loss to the Cardinals on Sept. 20. The loss dropped De La Rosa to 8-9, which made 2016 the only season since he joined the Rockies in 2008 that he finished with a sub-.500 record (except for '12, when he only made three appearances). "It's hard," said De La Rosa, who had little to do besides pack his locker the final two weeks. "You've been playing here for nine years, and I think I did a good job all those years." De La Rosa, 35, joined the Rockies in a trade with the Royals at the start of 2008, after starting his career with the Brewers. Before that, he saw time in the D-backs and Red Sox's organizations and pitched a year in his native Mexico. It was a good move for the Rockies and De La Rosa. Jorge De La Rosa strikes out eight over five strong innings of three-run ball against the Nationals De La Rosa is the club's leader in wins (86), and strikeouts (985), and his .585 winning percentage with all but nine of his 209 appearances as a starter, is tops for a Colorado starter. Even after this rough season, his 53-20 mark at Coors Field will stand as a benchmark. According to Baseball Reference, De La Rosa's 15.2 WAR ranks third among pitchers in club history, behind Ubaldo Jimenez (18.6) and Aaron Cook (16.8). This year was interrupted when De La Rosa went to the disabled list in late April with a left groin strain but spent extra time to fix his delivery. Still, through May 24, he had an 11.41 ERA and was struggling more than most knew. 3 "I went through a lot of things this year -- I got sick two times, went to the hospital two times for stomach things, right before Spring Training and at the beginning of the season," De La Rosa said. "Nobody [outside those closest to him] knows about those things. But that's not an excuse. I didn't pitch well." Jorge De La Rosa holds the Cubs to two runs on four hits with six strikeouts over eight strong innings in the Rockies' 11-4 win In addition to regaining his health, De La Rosa and bullpen coach Darren Holmes worked on taking a hesitation out of his delivery. Three eye-opening extended relief appearances (1-0, 1.13 ERA, 10 strikeouts in eight innings) led to a new chance in the rotation. From May 28-July 30, De La Rosa went 6-3 with a 3.23 ERA and was a key reason the Rockies moved into National League Wild Card contention. He and the club faltered at the end. "I didn't help them this year the way I wanted, but these nine years are the best nine years of my career," De La Rosa said. "I'm never going to forget this team. I just want to try to work in the offseason, especially my body and get it stronger for next year." Jorge De La Rosa aids his own cause with a two-run single to right field, extending the Rockies' lead to 7-0 in the bottom of the 1st inning It doesn't appear De La Rosa has a clear return route, at least to the rotation. The Rockies have every reason to turn to a group of 20-somethings -- righties Chad Bettis, Tyler Chatwood and Jon Gray and lefty Tyler Anderson -- who were all selected in the first two rounds of the Draft and all perfomed solidly. Righty prospects Jeff Hoffman and German Marquez finished the year in the Majors, lefties Kyle Freeland and Harrison Musgrave finished the year in Triple-A, and righty Antonio Senzatela is on the radar for next year after pitching sparingly this year because of shoulder soreness All those signs point toward a De La Rosa departure. 4 "I don't know if it would make sense to bring me back [to the Rockies], but I will wait to see," he said. "The time I was in the bullpen, I liked it. I know I can still pitch in games like a starter, but we'll see what happens." 5 Report: Rox eye Perez as managerial candidate Former MLB catcher has coached in Braves system for 10 years By Thomas Harding / MLB.com | @harding_at_mlb | October 8th, 2016 DENVER -- The Rockies have not gone public with candidates for their managerial opening, but Braves first-base coach Eddie Perez acknowledged that the Rockies have contacted him, according to a report from Venezuela. Perez is managing the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League. On Thursday, Reyes Urena, a reporter for Lider en Deportes tweeted that Perez received a call from the Rockies and is on a list of potential candidates to replace Walt Weiss, who announced Monday that he would not return in what turned out a mutual decision between him and general manager Jeff Bridich. The Venezuelan publication El Emergente published a story, crediting Urena's tweet. Reyes Ureña @Reyesured #Tigres Eduardo Pérez también comentó que recibió una llamada de los #Rockies Está en una lista de posibles candidatos a mánagers The Rockies have been quiet about their potential candidates list, and did not offer official comment Friday night when the story began circulating in English. In a conference call after the Weiss announcement, Bridich said there would be internal and external candidate. The only specific name that was mentioned was that of Triple-A Albuquerque manager Glenallen Hill. Bridich responded to a question about him, since the early rumor mill had him as a frontrunner: "I think he [Hill] wouold be somebody internally that we would consider, certainly. But then again, this is all very new information and new news. So there have been no formal plans put in place." 6 Perez, 48, was a catcher in the Majors with the Braves (1995-2001, 2004-05), Indians (2002) and Brewers (2003). Perez has spent 10 seasons on the Braves' coaching staff. Before this season, Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox, who spent most of his managing career with the Braves, touted Perez's managerial future. "Eddie is really a plus on any team. He would be a plus managing someday," Cox said. "He's still got young kids in high school and the family. He's such a big family guy, and it's hard for him to leave Atlanta right now. But I think in a couple years, he'll be able to do that or whatever. He's Major League managerial material, for sure." The Braves' managing job is open, but president of baseball operations John Hart said interim manager Brian Snitker, who took over when Fredi Gonzalez was dismissed after a 9-28 start, is a candidate. He added it would be difficult for the Braves to pass over Snitker and hire Perez, bench coach Terry Pendleton or third-base coach Bo Porter.
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