The Colorado Rockies have named Brett Pill as their new Major League hitting coach following a dismal 43-119 season in 2025. Pill, who spent the past six years in the Los Angeles Dodgers' minor league system, brings experience from a successful organization to address the team's offensive struggles. Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer praised Pill's ability to tailor coaching to individual players.
The Colorado Rockies announced the hiring of Brett Pill as their Major League hitting coach on Friday, aiming to overhaul their struggling offense after a 43-119 record in 2025. According to Baseball Savant data, the Rockies led Major League Baseball with a 51% swing rate, a 31.7% chase rate, and a 29.0% whiff rate. They also finished second in the Majors in strikeouts with 1,531, while hitting the sixth-fewest home runs at 160.
Pill, 41, from San Dimas, California, joins manager Warren Schaeffer's staff alongside pitching coach Alon Leichman, assistant pitching coach Gabe Ribas, and bullpen coach Matt Buschmann. Over the past three years (2023-2025), Pill served as the Dodgers' Minor League hitting coordinator, following three seasons (2020-2022) as a hitting coach for their affiliates. Prior to that, he was an international scout for the Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization from 2017-2019.
Schaeffer highlighted Pill's personalized approach to coaching. "One of the things that stood out to us was his ability to teach to the individual – take an individual strength and keep it a strength," Schaeffer said. "He has the ability to diagnose each individual player and give him exactly what he needs. There’s nothing cookie cutter about Brett Pill."
Pill's playing career included three Major League seasons with the San Francisco Giants from 2011-2013, where he posted a .233/.279/.404 slash line over 111 games and contributed to their 2012 World Series championship. He later played for the Kia Tigers from 2014-2016, slashing .316/.362/.521 in 367 games.
The hiring comes amid significant changes to the Rockies' coaching staff in 2025, including the replacement of hitting coach Hensley Meulens by Clint Hurdle in April and further adjustments after Bud Black's removal. Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta emphasized balancing individual improvements with team-oriented offense, citing examples like the Toronto Blue Jays' turnaround from 2024 to 2025.
