Walt Weiss, Rockies agree to three
Posted: 10/15/2013 10:41:59 AM MDT
Updated: 10/15/2013 10:42:52 AM MDT
After several amicable discussions over the last several days, the Rockies agreed to a new three-year contract with manager Walt Weiss on Tuesday.
The Rockies went 74-88 in Weiss' first season, a disappointment, but a 10-game improvement from 2012.
'He has the players' respect,' all-star left fielder Carlos Gonzalez said near the season's end.
Owner Dick Monfort told The Denver Post last week that Weiss would get a multi-year contract. Weiss had a one-year contract in his first season as a big-league manager.
Monfort said he was pleased with Weiss' first season, saying he deserved some of the credit for the team's improvement.
Weiss was lured from his job as Regis Jesuit's head baseball coach last November to take over for Jim Tracy, who walked away from the $1.4 million on the final year of his contract. Weiss was helping the Rockies' search committee when he became a candidate. He agreed to the unusual one-year deal, saying he was comfortable proving himself and wanted to see how his family adjusted to the jarring change in his schedule.
'There's an expectation around here now, I can sense. Guys are expected to compete at a certain way and at a certain level. That's starting to become the standard,' Weiss said near season's end. 'I have really enjoyed the way the guys have fought down the stretch, especially as the season got away from us and we weren't in the race. Usually the true colors show then.'
The Rockies were surprising at the all-star break, 4 1/2 games behind the National League West-leading Dodges. They stumbled after the all-star break and fell out of contention.
Troy E. Renck: trenck@denverpost.com
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