The Rockies lost 3-1 to the Dodgers on June 26 as Shohei Ohtani homered. Amidst a historic losing streak, the team announced a major front office shake-up.
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
It’s hard to imagine a day encapsulating the 2025 Colorado Rockies season more perfectly than Thursday. On the same day the team announced a major leadership change with President Greg Feasel stepping down, the on-field product provided a stark reminder of why such a change was necessary, falling 3-1 to the Dodgers and cementing their place in baseball's history books for all the wrong reasons.
With 63 losses in their first 81 games, the 2025 Rockies have now lost more games to this point in a season than any other team in the modern era.
The game itself felt like a rerun of the season's frustrations. While Brenton Doyle provided a brief moment of excitement with a solo home run in the second inning, it was the only run the team would score. The offense went silent after the third inning, managing just two hits all night against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers' pitching staff. Meanwhile, Los Angeles did what good teams do: Shohei Ohtani crushed his 28th homer of the year, a decisive 419-foot blast in the seventh, while Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman chipped in with timely RBIs. It was a clinical display by a contender against a team that looks utterly lost.
Before the game's first pitch, the organization announced that President and COO Greg Feasel will step down at the end of the year. Walker Monfort, son of owner Charlie Monfort, will assume his duties effective immediately, creating a transitional period for the remainder of the season. While a change in leadership is often a response to poor performance, the timing raises questions. Is this the first step in a long-overdue organizational overhaul, or simply a reshuffling of familiar faces? For a fanbase desperate for a new direction, the move will be judged by actions, not announcements.
The loss to Los Angeles wasn't just another tick in the 'L' column; it was a historic one. The Rockies now have 63 losses through their first 81 games, the most of any team in the modern era (since 1901) at the halfway point of a season. The team is on pace to shatter the modern record for losses in a season (120, by the 1962 Mets). This isn't just a bad stretch or a rebuilding year; it is a season spiraling into unprecedented territory, testing the patience of even the most loyal fans.
The rest of this season is no longer about wins and losses, but about direction. With Walker Monfort now leading the club, every decision will be scrutinized. Will this leadership change signal a genuine shift in philosophy, or is it merely a cosmetic adjustment? For fans, the focus turns to finding glimmers of hope for 2026 and beyond, watching for player development amidst the wreckage of a historically bad season.
