Wither Weiss?

The Rockies may part company with manager Walt Weiss:

There’s a belief by many within the organization that Bridich may want to hire his own manager, someone more in tune with his baseball philosophies and vision. Weiss was hired by previous general manager Dan O’Dowd after a disastrous 2012 season in which the Rockies lost a club-record 98 games. Bridich replaced O’Dowd two years later.

Weiss has managed all season knowing that he was in the final year of his contract. He said there was never any discussion about a contract extension.

“It doesn’t necessarily bug me,” Weiss said. “I only want to be where I’m wanted. If I’m not wanted, I just leave. It’s one of my rules in life. I don’t stay anywhere where I’m not wanted. I just go, I just disappear. … I want to make sure that people want me, from top to bottom. If not, I don’t want to be here.”

The Rockies offense was an illusion again this season, great at home but terrible on the road. That’s a tough problem to solve for any general or field manager.

from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2cVBdec