Steve Foster

The Rockies signaled to the bullpen for their new pitching coach, promoting Darryl Scott to the role after Steve Foster stepped down. The moves were first reported by The Athletic late Monday and continue transitions within the team’s pitching department that began with the retirement of director of pitching operations Mark Wiley, 73, last week.

Nick Groke of The Athletic (subscription required) reported late Monday night that the Colorado Rockies will have a new pitching coach entering the 2022 season. Colorado Rockies pitching coach Steve Foster has decided to step down from his post and the Rockies will name Darryl Scott, who was the Rockies’ bullpen coach for the last two seasons, will replace Foster. Foster, who has been the Rockies pitching coach since 2015, when Walt Weiss was still managing the Rockies, is resigning to spend more time with family.

Nick Groke of The Athletic reported late Monday night that Colorado Rockies pitching coach Steve Foster has stepped down from his duties. Foster, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds before a shoulder injury ended his career, joined the Rockies organization in 2015. Foster was part of a major overhaul in the Rockies’ big league pitching during his tenure, watching over the rise of players like Germán Márquez, Kyle Freeland, Antonio Senzatela, and Jon Gray.

Change continues for the Rockies. Major league sources confirmed Monday night that bullpen coach Darryl Scott has been promoted to the main pitching coach. He replaces Steve Foster, who is stepping down to spend more time with his family. The news was first reported by The Athletic. Scott, 53, served...

Before Lauren Foster became a softball star with coaching dreams of her own, she was a little girl who wanted to practice incessantly with her dad. Back then, Steve Foster was the pitching coach for the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Rockies’ pitching coach was starting a career that would take him away from his family for months at a time, but summertime meant occasional visits from his Wisconsin-based family. And that meant 6-year-old Lauren wearing him out late at night to try and groove her swing.

Before Lauren Foster became a softball star with coaching dreams of her own, she was a little girl who wanted to practice incessantly with her dad. Back then, Steve Foster was the pitching coach for the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Rockies’ pitching coach was starting a career that would take him away from his family for months at a time, but summertime meant occasional visits from his Wisconsin-based family. And that meant 6-year-old Lauren wearing him out late at night to try and groove her swing.

Heading into the Rockies’ 12th game on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, Colorado’s pitching staff is much to blame for the team’s 3-8 start. The Rockies rank 11th of 15 teams in the National League in ERA at 4.64, with a seventh-ranked rotational ERA (3.88) and a 5.61 bullpen ERA that’s the worst in the NL.

Colorado Rockies pitching coach Steve Foster spoke with the media, including Rox Pile, via Zoom on Monday morning and he gave some updates and opinions on some of his pitchers, some of which we have yet to see in Spring Training. One of them Foster was asked about was starting...