Executive Officers
Zack Rosenthal, Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Baseball Operations and Assistant General Counsel
Zack Rosenthal enters his second full season as vice president of baseball operations and his ninth as an assistant general manager, his 18th overall with the Rockies. He was originally promoted to vice president on Oct. 2, 2021.
Rosenthal joined the Rockies in 2006 as an intern in player development, after interning for the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Affairs and working as an account manager with the Oakland Athletics. After his internship with the Rockies, Rosenthal was hired as a baseball operations assistant and assistant general counsel, a post he held for four seasons, before serving as the club’s director of baseball operations and assistant general counsel for five seasons.
In his current role, Rosenthal assists General Manager Bill Schmidt with contract matters, player transactions, payroll management, salary arbitration, statistical analysis, Major League roster oversight, rules administration, advanced scouting, as well as team operations, daily budgeting and capital expense management, and all legal matters involving the baseball operations department. Additionally, as the club’s assistant general counsel, he assists with business matters, litigation and other legal issues as needed.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree in mass communication from the University of California, Berkeley, Rosenthal earned his J.D. at Boston University School of Law, as well as his master’s degree in communications from Boston University College of Communication.
Zack and his wife Kara were married in October 2007, and they currently live in Denver, Colo., with their daughter, Preston.