Rockies Journal: 20 questions for owner Dick Monfort

Plenty of disgruntled Rockies fans are calling for owner Dick Monfort to sell the band which Forbes has valued at billion That s not happening especially with his sons Walker vice president of corporate partnerships and Sterling director of professional scouting in the family business Still with the Rockies off to one of the worst starts in major league history fans deserve various answers I ve requested an interview with Monfort several times this season and have been notified it s accomplishable at various point Should that occasion ever arrive here are questions I would ask him What are your feelings about the current state of the squad Are you embarrassed by the poor play and poor record Considering that Coors Field is a publicly funded ballpark and that fans have shown the Rockies great sponsorship through the years do you consider it your responsibility and duty to put a competitive unit on the field Do you think the crew demands a major shakeup on the roster coaching staff or front office Is manager Bud Black s job in jeopardy Is general manager Bill Schmidt s job in jeopardy The Nuggets won an NBA title two years ago but shook up their squad this year firing coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth Does that influence your outlook What message do you have for loyal Rockies fans Teams like the Yankees Dodgers Cubs Giants and Cardinals bring a lot of fans to Coors Field Naturally you promote those visiting teams as part of your marketing campaign However does it ever bother you when Coors becomes Wrigley Field West and fans of the visiting band drown out the home crowd Plenty of knowledgeable people around Major League Baseball and specific people with your organization believe that the Rockies are too insular Given that will you go outside the organization and bring in people with fresh ideas Would you consider hiring a president of baseball operations from outside the organization and instilling them with the power to make major baseball decisions If you were to step away from your role as the Rockies ultimate decision-maker who would replace you You ve admitted in the past that you re sometimes loyal to a fault Do you believe that has hurt the organization and does that need to change It s been suggested that the Rockies need someone from outside the organization to thoroughly review the organization complete with ideas of what requirements to change Would you be open to that You ve explained that Major League Baseball requirements a salary cap Do you think that would help fix the Rockies losing techniques If MLB expands to teams in the future would you favor leaving the National League West and getting out of the shadow of the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers Do you now believe that signing Kris Bryant to a seven-year million contract was a vital mistake Related Articles How LoDo can Rockies go Padres blast five homers in - win at Coors Field Rockies GM Bill Schmidt backs Bud Black says squad capable of doing better Renck Disappointed humbled Rockies Zac Veen back on right track in Triple-A Grading The Week Dick Monfort s Rockies almost made Kyle Freeland cry Join the club Rockies offense comes alive but it s not enough in - loss to Padres Counting this season Bryant is owed million through Is there any way to renegotiate his contract so that it doesn t gobble up so much salary over the next three-plus seasons You and general manager Bill Schmidt have consistently called the Rockies a draft-and-develop organization Considering the Rockies are headed toward their seventh consecutive losing season and quite possibly their third straight -loss season does the D D philosophy need to be tweaked As a follow-up do you need to be more aggressive in the free-agent sphere Players are held accountable all the time They re sent down to the minors cut traded and scrutinized often in a very society way Should ownership be held accountable in the same manner Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis