This Week in Purple: Thankful

We’re in the thick of Thanksgiving, and there finally some things to be grateful for as a Rockies fan. The Rockies hired an external candidate — Paul DePodesta of “Moneyball” fame — as their president of baseball operations, and Warren Schaeffer is back from his interim managerial stint to lead the team full-time in 2026. They’ve made a handful of moves so far, and have tendered/non-tendered contracts to many of the players we all hoped would return or not.

Next up on the horizon, we have the Winter Meetings to look forward to from December 7-10 in Orlando. DePodesta is also looking to hire a general manager underneath him, and Schaeffer still has to fill out his coaching staff. There are a lot of moves to still be made, but things appear to be moving in the right direction!

In the meantime, though, here’s what our writers were up to this week:

• Monday: Evaluating the Rockies’ tendered contracts | Evan Lang

• Tuesday: The Rockies were right to make Warren Schaeffer their permanent manager | Renee Dechert

• Wednesday: My continued attempt as the Rockies GM | Skyler Timmins

• Thursday: Paul DePodesta and Warren Schaeffer share their common vision for the 2026 Rockies | Sam Bradfield

• Friday: Grateful for the power of baseball yesterday, today and tomorrow | Joelle Milholm

Full Thread

• No. 13, Dugan Darnell (Dugan Darnell’s baseball journey hit it’s highest and lowest points in 2025) | Evan Lang

• No. 14, Blaine Crim (Blaine Crim provided an alternative at first base) | Renee Dechert

• No. 15, Seth Halvorsen (Seth Halvorsen showed closer potential in his first full season) | Evan Lang

• No. 16, Brenton Doyle (Brenton Doyle overcame a miserable first half to finish with a positive impact) | Evan Lang

• No. 17, Tyler Kinley (The Kinley era came to an end in 2026) | Joelle Milholm

• Front Office News: Warren Schaeffer to return as Rockies manager | Evan Lang

• Weekly Pebble Report: 2025 Arizona Fall League Wrap-Up: Position Players | Evan Lang

Who do you think will be the Rockies’ GM? Who do you think will be on Warren Schaeffer’s coaching staff? Let us know in the comments!

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