DENVER — As first reported by Bob Nightengale last night, the Colorado Rockies have released most of the remaining coaching staff, giving walking papers to Rene Lachemann, Eric Young, Tom Runnells, and Blake Doyle.
Pitching coaches Steve Foster and Darren Holmes remain along with base coach Stu Cole — who some believe may be in the running for the open manager position — and Vinny Castilla, who likely is not.
These moves, much like the earlier dismissal of Walt Weiss, seemed inevitable after the decision was made not to bring back Weiss, the man at the top of the totem pole.