2015 COLORADO ROCKIES COACHES & PLAYER BIOS WALT WEISS 22 MANAGER Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200 Age: 51 Born: Nov. 28, 1963 in Tuxedo, N.Y. Residence: Castle Rock, Colo. Managing Experience: 3 Years Named: Manager on Nov. 7, 2012 WEISS COACHING CAREER: Walt Weiss enters his third season as manager of the Colorado Rockies...his overall managerial record is 140-184 (.432) entering the 2015 season...the 2014 Rockies went 66-96 (.407) in Weiss’ second season as manager...in his first campaign of 2013, Weiss directed the Rockies to a 10-win improvement over the previous year, ultimately leading the club to a 74-88 record...Weiss notched his first win as manager in the Rockies’ second game of the season on April 2, 2013 at Milwaukee...Weiss’ first home win came in the Rockies home-opener on April 5, 2013 vs. San Diego...Weiss led the Rockies to an eight-game winning streak April 12-20, 2013, tied for fifth-longest win streak in club history...Weiss was named the sixth manager of the Colorado Rockies on Nov. 7, 2012...Weiss replaced Jim Tracy as Rockies manager (Tracy held the position from May 29, 2009 - Oct. 7, 2012)...Weiss’ hiring as manager marks a return to the Rockies clubhouse for his third stint with the club, as he played four seasons for Colorado (1994-97) and was a special assistant to the general manager for the Rockies for seven seasons (2002-08)...as special assistant, Weiss dressed for each home game and assisted then-Manager Clint Hurdle, including spending time in the Rockies’ player development system....following his stint as special assistant, Weiss was an assistant coach (2009-11) and head coach (2012) at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo....as head coach, he led Regis to a 20-6 record and the 5A semi-finals...Weiss was also an assistant football coach at Regis for three seasons. PLAYING CAREER: Weiss played in parts of 14 seasons with Oakland (1987-1992), Florida (1993), Colorado (1994-97) and Atlanta (1998-2000)...he compiled a career batting line of: .258 batting average (1,207-for-4,686), 623 runs, 1,207 hits, 182 doubles, 31 triples, 25 home runs, 386 RBI, 658 walks and 658 strikeouts in 1,495 games...Weiss was a member of four World Series teams, including the 1989 World Champion Oakland A’s...he was the 1988 AL Rookie of the Year and 1998 All-Star...Weiss played in 46 career postseason games, including 12 World Series games...he was a key member of the Rockies’ 1995 Wild Card team, batting .300 during the final month of the season...in 1996 with the Rockies, he set career-high marks in batting average (.282), hits (146), home runs (8), RBI (48), runs (89) and at-bats...Weiss played for four managers with deep roots in the game of baseball: Tony LaRussa in Oakland, Rene Lachemann in Florida, Don Baylor in Colorado and Bobby Cox in Atlanta...both LaRussa and and Cox were members of the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Class...that Hall of Fame class also includes Weiss’ Atlanta teammates Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux. PERSONAL: Walter William Weiss...he and his wife, Terri, have four sons, Blake, Brody, Bo and Brock and reside in Castle Rock, Colo....Brody is enrolled at Riverside Community College and a member of the RCC Baseball team...Brody was selected by the Rockies in the 22nd round of the 2012 draft but did not sign...Weiss was initially drafted by Baltimore in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but chose to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...the former shortstop was then selected by Oakland with the 12th overall selection in the 1985 amateur draft...Weiss is active in both the Colorado community and the New York area where he was raised...the baseball field at his alma matter, Suffern High School, is named after him. WEISS’ MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYING RECORD Year Club Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 1987 OAKLAND .462 16 26 3 12 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 1988 OAKLAND .250 147 452 44 113 17 3 3 39 35 56 4 1989 OAKLAND .233 84 236 30 55 11 0 3 21 21 39 6 1990 OAKLAND .265 138 445 50 118 17 1 2 35 46 53 9 1991 OAKLAND .226 40 133 15 30 6 1 0 13 12 14 6 1992 OAKLAND .212 103 316 36 67 5 2 0 21 43 39 6 1993 FLORIDA .266 158 500 50 133 14 2 1 39 79 73 7 1994 COLORADO .251 110 423 58 106 11 4 1 32 56 58 12 1995 COLORADO .260 137 427 65 111 17 3 1 25 98 57 15 1996 COLORADO .282 155 517 89 146 20 2 8 48 80 78 10 1997 COLORADO .270 121 393 52 106 23 5 4 38 66 56 5 1998 ATLANTA .280 96 347 64 97 18 2 0 27 59 53 7 1999 ATLANTA .226 110 279 38 63 13 4 2 29 35 48 7 2000 ATLANTA .260 80 192 29 50 6 2 0 18 26 32 1 Major League Totals .258 1495 4686 623 1207 182 31 25 386 658 658 96 WEISS’ MAJOR LEAGUE MANAGERIAL RECORD Year Club League W L Pct. Finish Postseason 2013 COLORADO National 74 88 .457 5th NONE 2014 COLORADO National 66 96 .407 4th NONE TOTALS 140 184 .432 - - 19 STU COLE 39 BLAKE DOYLE 25 THIRD BASE COACH HITTING COACH Ht: 6-2 Wt: 200 Age: 49 Ht: 5-9 Wt: 190 Age: 61 Born: Feb. 7, 1966 in Charlotte, N.C. Residence: Charlotte, N.C. Born: Jan. 26, 1954 in Glasgow, Ky. Residence: Winter Haven, Fla. Coaching Experience: 20 Years Named: Coach on Nov. 15, 2012 Coaching Experience: 34 Years Named: Coach on Nov. 26, 2013 COLE DOYLE COACHING CAREER: Stu Cole begins his 20th season with the Rockies organization, his third as the Major League COACHING CAREER: Blake Doyle returns to the Rockies for his second season coaching at the professional level third base coach...Cole also assists in handling infield instruction at the Major League level...on Cole’s watch, two Rockies after spending the previous 33 years as an instructor at the Doyle Baseball Academy in Lakeland, Fla....Doyle was named infielders have won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, DJ LeMahieu (2014) and Nolan Arenado (2013-14)...prior to joining the the Rockies hitting coach on Nov. 26, 2013...in his first season as the Rockies hitting coach, Doyle’s offense led the big league staff, Cole was the manager at Triple-A Colorado Springs for three-and-a-half seasons...Cole was promoted National League in batting average (.276), runs (755), doubles (307), home runs (186), RBI (721) and slugging percentage to manage the Triple-A Sky Sox in midseason 2009, replacing Tom Runnells when he was named the Rockies bench (.445)...Doyle is the CEO and a founding member of the Doyle Baseball Academy, which he runs with his brothers Denny coach…Cole has 12 years of experience as a manager in the Minor Leagues...prior to joining the Sky Sox, Cole was the and Brian...the academy is considered one of the nation’s premier baseball academies, working with such Major League manager of the Double-A Tulsa Drillers beginning in 2006...he led the Drillers to a first-half North Division title with a 41-29 players as Jeff Baker, Casey Blake, J.D. Drew, Charles Johnson, Paul Konerko, Derek Lee, Paul Lo Duca, Gary Sheffield, record in his first season…prior to managing the Drillers, Cole was at the helm of Colorado’s High-A Visalia Oaks for four Tim Wakefield, Raul Ibanez and Rockies Manager Walt Weiss during their youth and professional playing days. seasons…Cole possesses a 794-830 (.489) record as a Minor League skipper…in 2003, he guided Visalia to a league PLAYING CAREER: Doyle played parts of nine Minor League seasons in the Baltimore and Cincinnati organizations and organizational-best 79-61 record (.564) en route to being named California League Manager of the Year…the Oaks from 1972-80, after being selected by Baltimore in the fourth round of the 1972 June draft...he spent his last four seasons swept Modesto in the opening round of the Cal League playoffs and then came within one win of advancing to the finals… of professional baseball at the Triple-A level...over his career, Doyle hit .269 (856-for-3186) in 906 games. prior to his managerial jobs, Cole spent six years as a Minor League coach, all with Colorado. PERSONAL: Doyle and his wife Jean Anne have been married for 38 years...they have one son, Matt, who along PLAYING CAREER: A former infielder, Cole played nine seasons of professional baseball, his last three with the with his wife Katie have a daughter, Lilly. Rockies’ Triple-A affiliate in Colorado Springs from 1993-95…he began his professional career in 1987 after being selected in the third round of that June’s draft by Kansas City…a former UNC-Charlotte star, Cole made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 1991 at Chicago and played nine games for the Royals that year. PERSONAL: Cole has two children, Victoria, and Stu Jr…he makes his offseason home in Charlotte, N.C. with his wife, Maria. Pat Burgess Garrett Carson Bullpen Catcher/ Batting Practice Pitcher Major League Operations Assistant 20 21 STEVE FOSTER 56 DARREN HOLMES 40 PITCHING COACH BULLPEN COACH Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200 Age: 48/49 Ht: 6-0 Wt: 200 Age: 48/49 Born: Aug.