There have been a lot of names mentioned as potential new managers for the Rockies after the team and Walt Weiss parted ways on Monday morning. We detailed a few of those here. However, one name not mentioned in the article was current first base coach Eric Young Sr.
In his third season as the first base coach for the Rockies, Young has certainly spent plenty of time with the organization. He played with Colorado in 1993-97 and had tremendous success during his days on the field in Denver.
In 613 games across five seasons as a member of the Rockies, Young hit .