From NFL to MLB: Paul DePodesta's Surprising Return to Baseball After Nearly a Decade with the Cleveland Browns

Paul DePodesta brings lessons from Mets as he leaves the NFL for Rockies

LAS VEGAS — A few years ago, Paul DePodesta was having lunch with some of his Cleveland Browns colleagues when the conversation turned to baseball. The group was lamenting the state of the sport at the time. The games were too long and the strikeouts were too frequent. The group turned quiet for a moment, until someone broke the silence by saying, “Yeah, thanks, Paul.” Even in football, DePodesta was being blamed for the demise of baseball. DePo…

Why did Paul DePodesta return to MLB? New Rockies boss 'a sucker for a challenge'

Paul DePodesta shocked many when he returned to MLB to lead the woebegone Colorado Rockies. What fed into his decision?

Rockies’ Paul DePodesta views trades as way to upgrade historically bad starting pitching

LAS VEGAS — Taming the elephant in the room has been a daunting task that’s tormented every front-office boss in Colorado Rockies history. Paul DePodesta, Colorado’s new president of baseball operations, is well aware of that elephant: bad starting pitching. And the elephant has never been bigger or wilder than it was in 2025, when Rockies starters posted a 6.65 ERA, the highest such number since the statistic became official in 1913. But DePode…

From NFL to MLB: Paul DePodesta’s surprising return to baseball with the Rockies

By Mark Anderson The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — After brushing off baseball inquiries during the first five seasons following his surprising decision to leave his longtime sport for the Browns, Paul DePodesta couldn’t resist the challenge of turning the Rockies into a consistent winner. “It had to be the right situation,” he said Tuesday, four days after he was hired as president of baseball operations. “And that right situation includes a cha…

From NFL to MLB: Paul DePodesta's surprising return to baseball with the Rockies

Paul DePodesta made a surprising return to baseball as the Colorado Rockies' head of baseball operations.

Insider Reveals Browns' Plans To Replace Paul DePodesta

(Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)   The Cleveland Browns are losing a key figure in their front office after nearly a decade. Paul DePodesta, who joined the organization in 2016 following a successful career in Major League Baseball, is departing to lead the Colorado Rockies’ baseball operations department. The move marks a return to his roots and has prompted questions about potential changes to Cleveland’s leadership structure. Insider A…