Purple Row After Dark: It’s been a year. Grade Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: (L-R) Manager Warren Schaeffer #4 and bench coach Jeff Pickler #61 of the Colorado Rockies look on from the dugout during the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on April 11, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) | Getty Images It seems impossible, but one year ago today, the Colorado Rockies fired then-manager Bud Black and named third-base coach Warren Schaeffer their interim manager. On November 24, 2025, he was given the permanent position .

As Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta said at the press conference introducing Schaeffer as permanent manager, “I certainly explored the idea [of exploring other managerial candidates],” he told the media. “I thought it was important to do that and talk to a lot of people about different potential candidates, but ultimately, this is where I landed. And it was pretty quick.

I mean, I would say even a week in with the number of people that I had spoken to, both in the organization and outside the organization, about ‘Schaeff’ it became pretty clear to me that this was a good direction to go. ” Whether or not this was the right decision was a subject we’ve written about a lot (see here , here , here , here , and here , for example). Despite the change, the Rockies still finished 2025 with a historically bad 43-119, and while they are better in 2026, many of the problems remain.

So, Purple Row Night Owls, here’s the question: How would you grade Warren Schaeffer’s first year as the Rockies manager? Vote in the poll, and explain your evaluation in the comments! Join the conversation!