"The Rockies' search for a front office leader will drag into the offseason. Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports that the Rox don't intend to announce their baseball operations hire until next week. The World Series will end on Saturday at the latest, but the Rockies are apparently content to go at least a few days into their offseason activity without a GM in place."
"Colorado doesn't have any free agents who'd receive consideration for a qualifying offer. Their option decisions are easy calls to buy out Kyle Farmer and Thairo Estrada. It's not a big deal not to have a GM for either of those moves. However, the first five days of the offseason see plenty of waiver activity as teams are required to get their rosters down to 40 without the injured list."
"The Pirates parted ways with vice president of player performance John Baker, reports Jason Mackey of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A former big league catcher, Baker had been with the Bucs for the past five seasons. He spent his first four years as the organization's farm director before moving to the more nebulous player performance role last winter. Michael Chernow replaced Baker as the player development director in January."
The Colorado Rockies will wait until next week to name a baseball operations leader, leaving the start of the offseason without a permanent GM. The club has no free agents likely to receive qualifying offers and plans to buy out options on Kyle Farmer and Thairo Estrada. The first five days of the offseason involve heavy waiver activity as teams trim rosters to 40, and Colorado holds top waiver priority as the league's worst team. The incoming GM will need to manage waiver opportunities and oversee a managerial search; Matt Forman and Amiel Sawdaye are among finalists. Other moves include the Pirates parting with VP of player performance John Baker and Cardinals coaching reassignments.
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