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Adam Ottavino’s candidacy to become the head of the Rockies’ baseball operations department might be short-lived. One day after the 40-year-old pitcher was reported to have discussed the job with the Rockies, Ottavino said (via Trevor May’s Mayday!) that “The Rockies thing is fun but probably not going anywhere.” More news: Recent Yankees Pitcher Reportedly Ready to Retire, Asks About Rockies GM Job Ottavino, a veteran of 15 major league seasons, played for the Rockies from 2012-18. He’s never held a non-playing job in the baseball industry. NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 02: Adam Ottavino #58 of the New York Yankees looks on before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium on April 2, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) But according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post — who covered Ottavino’s tenure with the Yankees (2019-20, 2024-25) and Mets (2022-23) — running a baseball operations department or managing has long been one of the pitcher’s goals. Running a baseball ops dept or managing has been a goal of Ottavino. Among the reasons he played Winter Ball in the D.R. after the 2024 season was prep for post career — to improve his Spanish skills and better understand such a vital feeder system to MLB. https://t.co/oWUZqsMIJA— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 3, 2025 Ottavino went 41-43 with a 3.48 ERA in 727 career games with the St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, Yankees, Mets, and Boston Red Sox. A right-handed reliever, Ottavino made three appearances for the Yankees this year before he was designated for assignment in April. He hasn’t pitched since. More news: Ex-Yankees Catcher Sends Message to Team After Losing Broadcasting Job As noted by David Korn for Mayday!, Ottavino had arguably the best year of his career in 2018 pitching for the Rockies at Coors Field. If anyone understands the challenges associated with pitching at the majors’ highest-altitude ballpark, it’s Ottavino. There’s more to becoming a general manager, or president of baseball operations, than that. Ottavino represents somewhat of a risky hire since he has no front office experience. But his connection to the Rockies’ job makes some sense. More news: Rich Hill Makes Hilarious Retirement Joke After 21st MLB Season According to The Athletic, the Rockies had hoped to announce a new head of baseball operations last week but have since eliminated Arizona Diamondbacks assistant general manager Amiel Sawdaye and Cleveland Guardians assistant general manager Matt Forman from consideration for the job. Recently fired Rockies GM Bill Schmidt and his predecessor, Jeff Bridich, were internal hires. Rockies executive vice president Walker Monfort, and Rockies co-owner Charlie Monfort, have since stated publicly that they want to bring in voices from outside the organization to shape the future of the franchise. For more MLB news, visit Newsweek Sports.
