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The Rockies Continue To Be An Absolute Mess

By Andres Chavez March 9, 2022 @andres_chavez13

Colorado Governor Jared Polis sits with Colorado Rockies team owner Dick Monfort while the Rockies play the San Diego Padres at Coors Field on June 14, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.
(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

 

MLB franchises need to understand the value of sustainability.

To create a successful project that can be sustainable over time, patience is needed.

Success doesn’t come overnight, especially in baseball.

The Colorado Rockies, sadly, have become the perfect example of what not to do as a baseball franchise.

According to MLB Trade Rumors, citing Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, the Rockies fired director of research and development Scott Van Lenten just six months after hiring him away from the Washington Nationals.

there are baseball franchises, and then there are the Rockies https://t.co/IW63IJyY8e

— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) March 9, 2022

Apparently, there were “major disagreements” between Van Lenten and the organization about his role.

The most likely scenario, without having the whole details about what happened, is that Van Lenten tried to work without restrictions and implement his philosophy, and the Rockies didn’t like it.

 

The Rockies Are Still Showing Signs Of A Dysfunctional Franchise

The question is, then, why hire him in the first place only to fire him only six months after bringing him in?

It doesn’t make any sense.

Well, the Rockies seldom make any sense.

Assistant general manager Zack Rosenthal will be in charge of the Rockies’ R&D department in the meantime, but Colorado is expected to look for a replacement for Van Lenten.

Per Danielle Allentuck of the Denver Gazette, the team currently has five employees in its R&D department, and most of them were hired by Van Lenten.

They are obviously not in good place with the start of spring training looming, hopefully, pending a resolution of the MLB – Players Association conflict.

It appears that the franchise, once on the right path to revert its awful public perception, is once again being criticized because of its questionable decisions.

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Filed Under: Colorado Rockies Rumors And News (Updated Daily), MLB Tagged With: Colorado Rockies

About Andres Chavez

Sportswriter, fantasy sports enthusiast. Covering MLB, NBA, and NFL from every possible angle.

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