Inbox: What is Weiss’ future with Rockies?

SAN FRANCISCO — With the season ending soon, let’s get right to your questions.

Does Walt Weiss deserve to keep his job? Is the lack of bullpen due to his managerial skills? — @dustincthomason

I entered the season believing the Rockies would improve, but I didn’t expect them to contend. Blame can be shared, but this team wasn’t good enough or deep enough.

Now, to Weiss: With little free-agent spending, Weiss and his staff have to be pluses, not minuses, for system-developed players establishing themselves. It’s hard to argue with the success of shortstop Trevor Story and pitchers Jon Gray and Tyler Anderson this year or Chad Bettis last year. Give the front office and the staff credit for taking a chance on catcher Tony Wolters.

And outfielders David Dahl and Raimel Tapia have had positive entrees into the big leagues.

The bullpen reviews are more mixed. Over the last two years, Carlos Estevez, Matt Carasiti, Miguel Castro, Jairo Diaz (wo missed the year because of elbow surgery), Scott Oberg and Justin Miller (developed elsewhere but still getting his first significant experience) have been put in bigger roles than warranted based on their experience.

@harding_at_mlb who will be the Rox Manager in 17? Black? Murphy? Nevin? Mientkiewicz? Hill?

— Steve Carpenter (@sdcarp) September 24, 2016

@harding_at_mlb who will be the Rox Manager in 17? Black? Murphy? Nevin? Mientkiewicz? Hill?

One name missing here is Weiss, who finishes his contract this year. No one has given a public indication that he won’t return. Weiss has said that said he and the Rockies must determine if it’s still a fit.

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