Warren Schaeffer will return to the Colorado Rockies following one of the worst seasons in franchise history.
According to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, Schaeffer will be the club’s full-time manager for 2026 after finishing the 2025 season as the interim manager.
Colorado fired Bud Black following a 7-33 start to the 2025 season. Colorado then went 36-86 record under Schaeffer.
The 2025 campaign marked the third straight season during which the Rockies have racked up more than 100 losses.
That stretch hit an all-time low as the Rockies finished the season with a 43-119 record.
That came just short of the Chicago White Sox’s all-time record 121 losses in 2024, but the franchise still set an MLB record with a run differential of minus-424.
Colorado’s struggles have been worsened by an ineffective draft strategy that has seen Rockies draft picks accumulated the lowest combined WAR in MLB over the last 10 years, per ESPN’s Buster Olney and Jesse Rogers.
The Rockies are hoping a change in front office will lead to more impactful drafts in the future. The franchise fired general manager Bill Schmidt in October and have since hired Paul DePodesta from the Cleveland Browns.
Schaeffer will now be tasked with helping the Rockies recover from a historically disappointing stretch.
Executive vice president Walker Monfort, the son of owner Dick Monfort who was tasked with directing this offseason’s staffing changes, will hope a new front office will help the Rockies take a step toward becoming a more competitive team in 2026.