Last week’s Winter Meetings was a generally sour note for Colorado Rockies fans. The club did little outside of signing former first round selections Cole Tucker and T.J. Zeuch to minor league deals and selecting RHP Kevin Kelly from the Cleveland Guardians organization in the Rule 5 draft before flipping him to Tampa Bay for cash.
During that time, GM Bill Schmidt provided some insight into the organization’s plans in an interview with Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post and an appearance on MLB Network. His statements expressed belief in their current direction and personnel, with Schmidt emphasizing a desire to keep a clear path to major league roles for the prospects while using bamboo as an analogy for the improvements in the farm system.