Rockies Mailbag: GM Dayton Moore to Colorado? What can Nuggets teach the Rox?

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.

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I read recently in a national writer’s notes column that the Rockies are supposedly talking to Dayton Moore, the longtime Royals front office executive, about a role with the team. Do you see something like that happening, whether with Moore or someone else? If so, what role would you guess that person would have? Adviser, or maybe president of baseball operations?

— Dave, Fort Collins

Dave, I checked out the column you are referring to by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman is well-connected, especially to super agent Scott Boras. So I imagine he didn’t write his tidbit without some degree of validity behind it.

However, I’m skeptical. Moore did not return my text, and when I asked Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt if the club is interested in bringing Moore into the front office, Schmidt said, “Not that I’m aware of.”

Here is what Heyman wrote:

“Word is that the Rockies could be interested in hiring former Royals president Dayton Moore in a high-ranking role, but probably not as general manager because ownership is believed supportive of Bill Schmidt. (For the record, Moore said he hadn’t heard that. He has now though.)

“Moore, a rare small-market GM to win a World Series (in 2015 with the Royals), was shockingly let go by new Royals owner John Sherman. (It’s believed Moore’s scouting background wasn’t what Sherman wanted. Like a lot of owners, he seeks even more analytics.)”

You have to keep in mind that those in the baseball industry often use national writers to test the waters or get the word out for some agents.

If Moore does end up in Colorado, I could see him as a fit as president of baseball operations. I’ve long said that the Rockies need outside voices and perspectives. I’ve always thought he was a sharp baseball man.