The Diamondbacks’ Amiel Sawdaye and the Guardians’ Matt Forman have emerged as two finalists to head the Rockies’ rebuilt front office, according to a report by The Athletic on Wednesday.
The Rockies have not confirmed Sawdaye and Forman as finalists. It is not clear if they are the only two remaining candidates.
Sawdaye, currently the D-backs’ senior vice president and assistant general manager, began his front office career with the Red Sox. He worked his way up the ranks to become the director of amateur scouting before he followed former Red Sox executive Mike Hazen to Arizona.
Forman, who is known for his skills in baseball analytics, is the assistant GM under Cleveland’s president of baseball operations, Chris Antonetti, and GM Mike Chernoff. Forman began his career with the Guardians as an intern in 2013. In January 2022, he became an executive vice president.
Executive vice president Walker Monfort, the son of owner Dick Monfort, is leading Colorado’s search. The Rockies are hoping to announce the new head of their front office by the end of the month.
The Rockies have not decided whether the new hire will be named general manager or president of baseball operations. At this time, the Rockies are not planning to hire both a president and a GM, a league source said.
Following three consecutive 100-loss seasons that culminated in a 119-loss campaign this past season, Bill Schmidt stepped down as general manager earlier this month, and assistant GM Zack Rosenthal resigned a week later.
Both Kansas City’s Scott Sharp and Toronto’s James Click, who had been named in reports as candidates for the Rockies job, are no longer being considered, according to The Athletic.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Want more Rockies news? Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis.
Related Posts:
- NFL Insider Blasts Commanders Front Office for ‘Playing Games’ With Roster Sports If this truly ends up being a lost season for the Washington Commanders, it’s not a stretch to say there is one particular incident we can look at as the source. That thing? The franchise’s unwillingness to cut a deal with NFL All-Pro wide receiver Terry McLaurin. The decision to…
- Rockies Mailbag: Colorado GM search heats up but doesn’t include Kim Ng News Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Pose a Rockies- or MLB-related question for the Rockies Mailbag. Patrick, how’s the search for our new general manager going? There’s a name I haven’t heard mentioned, but I think it would be good. How about…
- Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman named Silver Slugger finalist News Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, who slugged 31 homers, was named a finalist for the National League Silver Slugger Award on Wednesday. The other NL finalists are Milwaukee’s William Contreras and the Dodgers’ Will Smith. Goodman’s 31 homers in 2025 were the most by a Rockies catcher in franchise history. Goodman,…
- Broncos four downs: Bo Nix backs up Sean Payton’s London call in comeback for the ages News Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ 33-32 win over the New York Giants in Week 7 at Empower Field: 1. Rookie RBs: Consider the RJ Harvey-vs-Cam Skattebo debate over. In a landslide. Broncos head coach Sean Payton did everything he could to get his rookie running back going early, dialing up…
- Despite Costly Interception, Jaxson Dart Backs Up Words With Play in Loss to Broncos Sports It’s becoming clear that Jaxson Dart’s confidence is able to be backed up — even if the New York Giants continue to fail around him. Yet, Dart still took responsibility for his costly interception in the second half of New York’s 33-32 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, despite helping…
(Visited 2 times, 2 visits today)