Denver Broncos<\/a> owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner in April through a minority investment from the Penner Sports Group.<\/p>\nBut Walker Monfort said selling a majority ownership stake in the club isn’t in the works.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not a plan for that,\u201d Monfort explained. “Our relationship as it exists has been publicly explained. From our standpoint, they are partners. We entered into it to help to clear ourselves of debt that we took on from the COVID days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in a much better financial position today because of that partnership than we would have been had we not entered into it. … It just gives us a ton more flexibility compared to where we were positioned last year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Settling in with the new position<\/p>\n
DePodesta took on the task of turning around the Rockies nearly a year ago. He equated the 2026 season to having a decent meal and then waiting 45 minutes for the check.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it ends badly, it just leaves a bad taste,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Rockies were trending toward potentially avoiding a 100-loss season. But they fell apart late, going 8-30 over their final 38 games, to finish 58-104. They were 43-119 a year ago.<\/p>\n
Colorado became the first team since the 1962-65 New York Mets to lose 100 or more games in four consecutive years.<\/p>\n
But there’s hope \u2014 the Chicago White Sox, who lost 100 or more games every season from 2023-25 and then made the playoffs this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, certainly objectively, if you look at a lot of the different underlying metrics, was a pretty significant leap forward,\u201d DePodesta said. \u201cBut obviously with the won-loss record, there are more leaps that need to happen going forward for us to ultimately be where we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Players on the rise<\/p>\n
DePodesta pointed out the emergence of first baseman TJ Rumfield, who was acquired in a deal with the New York Yankees last January and hit .300 this season. Outfielder Jake McCarthy was picked up in a January trade with Arizona and had 15 homers to go with 32 stolen bases.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur expectation is there will be a significant leap next year,\u201d DePodesta said.<\/p>\n
A sticky point is the status of Bryant, who’s been limited to 170 games with Colorado due to injuries since signing a $182 million, seven-year contract before the 2022 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, Kris wasn\u2019t able to play this year, so we just have to continue to stay in touch with him and see how things progress through the course of this offseason,\u201d DePodesta said. \u201cI think we have to continue to move forward from a roster-building standpoint as if we\u2019re not going to have him. If we do, then that\u2019s a great bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n
For DePodesta, he can dig in this offseason. A year ago, it was all a whirlwind.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe spent most of November and December hiring the coaching staff, hiring a front office,\u201d DePodesta explained. \u201cWe\u2019re excited this year, sort of getting a jump on the offseason, and be ready to attack it aggressively.\u201d<\/p>\n
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