Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.
Which executives in the organization help Bill Schmidt with determining player value? It seems they royally missed with Jon Gray if they offered him several million less per year than the Rangers did. By all indications, he was bound to get a contract in the $14 million-$16 million per-year range.— Tyler, Albuquerque
Tyler, as it stands right now, Schmidt’s main lieutenants are assistant GMs Danny Montgomery (a longtime scout), pro scout Will George, farm director Chris Forbes and Zack Rosenthal.