Charlie Blackmon’s 14-year enjoying profession ended when he introduced his retirement again in September, however the Rockies franchise icon is sticking round for a brand new entrance workplace job. The Rox introduced at present that Blackmon has been named as a particular assistant to common supervisor Invoice Schmidt, and he “will help in all areas of baseball operations,” as per the membership’s press launch.
The open-ended nature of Blackmon’s job description isn’t unusual, because the particular assistant position tends to range from individual to individual and from group to group. In Colorado’s case, their checklist of particular assistants contains three former gamers (Todd Helton, Vinny Castilla, and now Blackmon) and former supervisor Clint Hurdle, all sharing their experience with Schmidt. Whereas the Rockies are sometimes accused of being a very insular group, it’s price noting that almost all groups routinely rent longtime former gamers for such particular assistant jobs.
“Charlie has been an integral a part of the Rockies group for over a decade, each on and off the sphere,” Schmidt stated within the press launch. “His management, deep understanding of the sport and keenness for this franchise make him the proper match to step into this new position. We’re thrilled to have him deliver his distinctive perception and expertise again to the Rockies gamers and entrance workplace.”
A second-round decide for the Rockies within the 2008 draft, Blackmon spent his complete professional profession with Colorado, and he ranks second to solely Helton in many of the membership’s all-time counting-stat classes. Blackmon completed his standout profession with 227 homers and a .293/.353/.479 slash line throughout 6825 plate appearances, and his resume additionally contains 4 All-Star nods, two Silver Slugger Awards, and the 2017 NL batting title. That 2017 marketing campaign was Blackmon’s biggest season, as he completed fifth in NL MVP voting whereas hitting .331/.399/.601 with 37 house runs, and serving to the Rockies attain the playoffs through a wild card berth.
