That leaves one more spot on the bench for an outfielder. His previous managerial stint came with High-A Lancaster/Modesto, where he managed from 2015-18. Assistant hitting coach Jeff Salazar was let go following the 2021 season after five years in the position. Lopez joined the Rockies organization as the supervisor of development for Rookie Level Grand Junction prior to the 2020 season following 12 seasons in the New York Mets organization. He points out that the team has a better chance of losing 100 games than being .500, which was true before Rodgers separated his shoulder, but he also posits an interesting solution: Kris Bryant at third base and have him bat cleanup, and move Ryan McMahon to second base. He previously coached the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League, leading them to a Calder Cup championship in 2015-16.He also led the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL to a Kelly Cup . Colorado State Announces Complete 2023 Football Schedule Broncos podcast: Breaking down new coaching staff, impressions from combine Less than one week into spring training, the Rockies are faced with unfortunate news: their star second baseman and best lefty reliever might be out for the year. He replaces Dave Magadan, who was let go last month. Colorado Rockies trade outfielder Sam Hilliard to Braves for minor league pitcher, Im excited to have Hensley and Warren join our coaching staff for the 2023 season, manager Bud Black said in a statement. Galvez was the bench coach for the Arizona Complex League Rockies last season. Replacing Lopez as Bench Coach is Bobby Meacham. They ended the year with 99, the fifth-most in MLB. Odds & lines subject to change. There are two significant changes to the Colorado Rockies minor league coaching staffs. Pacheco enters his second season with Albuquerque as the clubs hitting coach. Denorfia played 16 seasons professionally (2002-17), totaling 808 Major League games across 10 seasons with Cincinnati (2005-06), Oakland (2008-09), San Diego (2010-14), Seattle (2014) and Chicago-NL (2015). Click to open player flyout to access more features . Pilittere joins the Rockies after spending the past four seasons as the assistant hitting coach with the New York Yankees, his first stint in a Major League coaching role. The Hato Rey, Puerto Rico native was drafted by Philadelphia in the 21st round of the 2000 First-Year Player Draft out of Missouri Baptist University. DENVER The Colorado Rockies announced today their Minor League staff for the 2021 season. Prior to joining the Rockies he coached 16 years with the Los Angeles Angels in various roles following his major league career. With the promotion of Robinson Cancel to High-A Spokane, bench coach Steve Soliz has been promoted to Manager. He returned to coaching in 2021 as the bench coach for the High-A Spokane Indians. The Texans have had to completely rebuild their coaching staff this offseason behind new head coach DeMeco Ryans and coordinators Bobby Slowik and Matt Burke. A BuffZone source has confirmed that CU and head coach Deion Sanders are set to hire Sal Sunseri to fill its sudden. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.