The Colorado Rockies are reportedly in agreement with Paul DePodesta to run baseball operations. The team has yet to announce the hiring or his title. In any case, it’s a stunning hire that brings DePodesta back to baseball after a decade. DePodesta has worked with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns since January 2016. He has not been the general manager. His relatively vague title has been chief strategy officer. DePodesta has worked under a few general managers in Cleveland — the past five of which have come under executive vice president and GM Andrew Berry. He has seemingly held a high-ranking scouting/player acquisition position without ever having the top spot in football operations. The Browns have made the playoffs twice in the past eight years and are coming off a 3-14 season that had them in last place in the AFC North. They’re currently 2-6 and at the bottom of the division as they’re amidst another rebuild. Before his move to the NFL, DePodesta was a high-ranking baseball operations executive. He’s proba
