Rockies considering former Twins executive Thad Levine for vacant Rockies GM job
After parting ways with general manager Bill Schmidt, the Colorado Rockies are likely to consider former Twins general manager Thad Levine to lead their baseball operations department, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. Levine, who spent six years with the Rockies earlier in his career, is expected to have interest in the job.
Levine, 53, served as the Twins' general manager under the leadership of president of baseball operations Derek Falvey for eight seasons before parting ways with the organization this past offseason. The former Twins executive has been out of baseball this season, instead working on a podcast titled Roster to Rings. Levine also previously spent a decade as the Texas Rangers' general manager under Jon Daniels.
The Rockies are coming off one of the worst seasons in MLB history, finishing the 2025 campaign with the worst run differential (minus-424) in modern MLB history. Colorado also finished the season with the fourth-most losses in a season in MLB history, tied with the 2003 Detroit Tigers at 119. The 1899 Cleveland Spiders hold the record for the most losses, with 134, followed by the 2024 White Sox with 121 losses and the New York Mets with 120 losses. If Levine were to become the new head of the Rockies' baseball operations department, the ex-Twins executive would have a lot of work to do to bring Colorado back into playoff contention.
Although Levine parted ways with the Twins after a disappointing 2024 season, many around the league view the former Twins GM as a bright baseball mind who deserves a chance to run a baseball operations department. Bringing the Rockies back to playoff contention will be a tough task, but Levine may be the right person to take on the challenge.
With the Rockies' interest in Levine, it's difficult not to wonder why the Twins didn't make more of an effort to hold on to their former GM. Levine left after his contract expired, allowing the Twins to cut costs by simply not bringing him back. Levine also likely wanted a change of scenery, which appears to be working out, given the Rockies news.