Patrick Saunders’ Rockies Mailbag foresees a wholesale rethink: an outside hire to run baseball operations, Walker Monfort steering the business side, and Bill Schmidt possibly moving on from his GM post. The piece argues for a true front-office overhaul rather than tinkering at the margins, stressing the need to preserve talent while remaking development and roster-building.

On the mound, altitude remains the Rockies’ biggest hurdle. Dollander’s sky-high talent clashes with Coors Field, underscoring the value of mastering the changeup and adapting to elevation. With Marquez’s free-agent outlook and a thin rotation, the piece highlights young arms like Hughes and Sullivan, plus Tovar and Goodman as core pieces for a 2027 turnaround, while hinting at bold trades to fix depth and balance the roster.

In short, the Rockies need bold leadership, a patient but ambitious talent pipeline, and decisive moves that go beyond cosmetic tweaks to finally shake the status quo and aim for a playoff window in the late 2020s.