Rockies fire brigade coach Hensley Meulens, Clint Hurdle Named replacement

The Rockies announced that the goal of coach Hensley Meulens was relieved of his tasks. General Manager Clint Hurdle’s special assistant was appointed a striker for the rest of the season.

It is an unusual step because coaching changes usually do not take place so early in one season. It cannot be denied that the results were not pretty for the club at the beginning. They are currently 3-15, the worst record in the majors. Your team -wide headline of 0.220/.285/.344 corresponds to a 65 WRC+, also worst in the majors.

But that’s not exactly a surprising development. The club ended the last two seasons with more than 100 losses and has only improved the team very little in winter. They are one of the few clubs that came into the 2025 season without fighting themselves. It would be difficult to blame the hit trainer if the list mainly contains young players and experienced journeyman.

The Rockies once had the feeling that Meulens was the right guy to help their young thugs develop. If not, you should have taken this step in winter, in contrast to 18 games in the campaign. Perhaps more information will come to light and help to bring this into the context, but for the moment it is a bit like a head scratch.

The 57 -year -old miles played in the majors from 1989 to 1998. After his game days ended, he gave into a coaching career, starting in the little leagues. In 2010 he got his first coach on Major League Coaching when he became a Giants striking coach. This association won the World Series three times when it was in the shelter. He then had as a bank trainer for the METS and assistants who met coach for the Yankees and joined the Rockies as a coach before the 2023 season.

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