Entering the offseason, general manager Bill Schmidt said there were two main things the Rockies were seeking: A left-handed hitting center fielder and pitching depth, both in the rotation and the bullpen.
“Our expectations were high going into the 2022 season, but unfortunately, we did not meet those expectations,” Monfort wrote in his annual letter to season ticket holders in October. “It has now been four years since our last postseason appearance, and this is not acceptable. … Excuses serve no purpose, and we are committed to devoting all our efforts this off-season to improving this team for 2023.
The most immediate impactful pitching move was signing free-agent right-hander Pierce Johnson to a one-year deal. The former Padres reliever is penciled in to replace the late-game relief spot left vacant when Carlos Estevez signed a two-year, free-agent deal with the Angels. Unless the Rockies make a surprising move between now and spring training, they will have failed to land their center fielder, meaning that Randal Grichuk and Yonathan Daza will likely share time there. But Schmidt also said that he doesn’t want to sign veterans to long-term deals because they would block the path of centerfield prospects such as Brenton Doyle and Benny Montgomery .
As for shoring up the pitching depth, Schmidt said there is still work to do and he didn’t rule out making a couple of moves before camp opens.
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