Darryl Scott will not return as the Rockies’ pitching coach in 2026 Thomas Harding of MLB.com. Scott played briefly in Colorado’s minor league system in 1995 and 2000, later rejoining the organization as a minor league coach in 2009. Since then, he has worked for the Rockies in various capacities, including as pitching coach for four of the team’s minor league affiliates.
Prior to the 2020 season, the Rockies promoted Scott, their minor league pitching coordinator at the time, to the major league coaching staff. He took over the role of bullpen coach from Darren Holmes, which he would hold for two seasons. In October 2021, he was promoted to pitching coach, replacing Steve Foster.
In four seasons under Scott, Rockies pitchers rank third in the majors in adjusted ERA (ERA-), behind only the Athletics and Nationals. Even taking park factors into account, their ERA has been more than 10% higher than league average over the last four years. They rank 30th out of 30 teams in strikeout percentage every year during Scott’s tenure as pitching coach, and they don’t have restricted walks or hard contact to compensate for all those batters they don’t strike out.
Scott can’t take the blame for all, or even most, of his team’s pitching problems. It’s not like now-ousted General Manager Bill Schmidt ever gave him a ton of talent to work with. Not to mention, coaching from the lofty heights of Coors Field is an enviable task for even the most ambitious pitching gurus. Still, it’s not a good idea for Scott that Colorado’s pitching only seemed to get worse each season under his supervision. Several of the team’s pitchers have regressed in recent years, and few have lived up to their full potential.
So the Rockies will add a pitching coach to their list of offseason needs, although hiring a new front office leader and deciding whether interim manager Warren Schaeffer will stick around next season are significantly higher on the to-do list. Until then, Scott might not even be the only coach the Rockies have to replace this winter. If their new director wants a new manager, their new manager could very well decide to overhaul the coaching staff and hire their own group.
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