The Rockies are hiring former reliever Scott Oberg as a minor league pitching coordinator, experiences Patrick Saunders of the Denver Submit. It’s the primary full-time educational place for the 34-year-old since his retirement as a participant in 2023.
Oberg has been one thing of an unofficial teaching presence in Colorado for a pair seasons. He has labored as a part-time guide for the group’s minor league associates and their MLB employees. That served as a trial run for what was at all times envisioned as a bigger teaching or participant growth function in the long run.
The connection between the Rockies and Oberg stretches properly past a decade. Colorado drafted him out of UCONN within the fifteenth spherical in 2012. It was a superb decide, because the righty reached the majors three years later and spent a half-decade within the Colorado ’pen. He posted consecutive sub-3.00 ERA seasons in 2018 and ’19 and was a key high-leverage piece for skipper Bud Black.
Colorado signed Oberg to a $13MM extension over the 2019-20 offseason. Sadly, his enjoying profession would come to an in depth earlier than he may throw one other MLB pitch. Recurring blood clots and thoracic outlet syndrome in his throwing arm made it not possible for Oberg to play once more. He labored in Colorado’s scouting division to supply some off-field worth over the lifetime of that contract. He introduced his retirement it expired.
Saunders notes that Oberg has earned a grasp’s diploma in sports activities administration from Georgetown since retiring as a participant. Given his robust relationship with the Colorado entrance workplace and training employees, there’s a very good probability he’ll transfer shortly up the group’s pitching growth ranks within the subsequent few seasons.
