DENVER (AP) — Josh Byrnes has taken notice of all the winning going on in the Mile High City. The Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets aren't too far removed from titles and the Denver Broncos have one of the best records in football.

He wants the Colorado Rockies to join in on that prosperity and fun.

The new general manager believes the Rockies can be a success story, too. It's why Byrnes took the risk of leaving the front office of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that just won a second straight World Series crown, for a franchise that lost 119 games last season. The Rockies haven't been to the postseason since 2018.

“Obviously, 119 losses, there’s no sugarcoating it. There’s a lot of work to do,” Byrnes said Friday in an introductory video call. “If you really talk to people around

See Full Page