The framework for the Rockies’ massive rebuilding project added another support beam on Friday.

The club named Brett Pill as its new hitting coach. It will be Pill’s job to resurrect one of the major leagues’ worst offenses.

Pill, 41, is leaving one of the best organizations in baseball to come to Colorado. He spent the last six years in the Dodgers organization, most recently serving as the minor league hitting coordinator from 2023–25, following three seasons (2020–22) as a minor league hitting coach. Before his time with the Dodgers, Pill spent three seasons (2017–19) as an international scout for the Kia Tigers of the KBO.

Pill will be tasked with jump-starting a dormant offense featuring many young players. Last season, en route to losing 119 games, Colorado’s 25.9% strikeout rate

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