On Nov. 7, 2012, Walt Weiss was hired as the sixth manager in Rockies history.

He inherited a mess. The Rockies were coming off the worst season in franchise history, a 98-loss disaster that ended with manager Jim Tracy walking away from $1.4 million he was due to make in the final year of his contract. Tracy said he could not work out his vast differences with the front office.

Things are different now, four years later, but in some ways much remains the same at 20th and Blake.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss resigned Monday, citing a poor personal and working relationship with general manager Jeff Bridich. Weiss’s three-year contract expired Sunday.

“I told them I was not going to pursue another contract,” Weiss told The Denver Post in a phone interview. “It was time to move on..I just thought the working relationship with the front office wasn’t healthy or productive. That was ultimately my thought when I made this decision.” Related Articles October 2, 2016 Bullpen blows it again as Rockies lose to Brewers in likely Walt Weiss’ final game

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There was supposed to be a meeting this week among Weiss, Bridich and team owner Dick Monfort to discuss Weiss’ future with the team. Instead, Weiss walked away.

Bridich, essentially, came to the same conclusion, that his working relationship with his manager was not working.

“I agree with Walt. I think it was time to move on,” Bridich said in a conference call with reporters. “I think over the course of two years with Walt as manager and me as GM, we both put in a lot of work to try to make the relationship work. I am proud of that. … In the end, creating a shared vision did not take place.”

The Rockies concluded their sixth consecutive losing season Sunday with a 6-4 loss to Milwaukee to finish 75-87.

Bridich did not hire Weiss in 2012; former Rockies chief baseball officer Dan O’ Dowd did. For his first two years running the club, Weiss worked directly with Bill Geivett, the senior vice president of major-league operations. O’Dowd and Geivett were ousted when Bridich was promoted from player development director to general manager after the 2014 season.

Bridich, who said there is no strict timetable to find the next manager, said he will look both within and outside the organization to find Weiss’ successor. Asked if managerial experience at the major-league level was important, Bridich answered, “It’s one of a potential host of things to consider.”

Bridich made it clear that Colorado’s next manager has to share his baseball philosophy.

“One thing that is important to relationships is that both parties, or all parties involved, work hard to share a vision on how we are going to move this process along and be the best that we can be at the major-league level, and start to put ourselves into a playoff-type of a team,” Bridich said. “This doesn’t happen overnight. Those things happen over time spent. You have to be realistic about that.”

The Rockies have not made the postseason since 2009, but hope is on the horizon. Their young, talented starting rotation posted a 4.79 ERA, fourth-best in club history. Led by shortstop Trevor Story and outfielder David Dahl, the Rockies had 12 players make their major-league debuts this past season. If the bullpen can be fixed — it had a 5.13 ERA and blew 28 saves — the club could be expected to contend for the playoffs in 2017.

“I do think we have a very talented team, and based on Walt’s comments over the last however many weeks and months, he would agree with that, and he has agreed with that,” Bridich said.

All-star third baseman Nolan Arenado, who led the major leagues with 133 RBIs and tied for the National League lead with 41 home runs, also thinks brighter days are ahead.

“I like the group that we have. I think we are close,” he said. “I want fans to know that so they don’t lose hope. I feel bad. They come out every day, to see us lose the way we do sometimes. It upsets me. I want them to know that I truly believe we’re close.”

The Rockies flirted briefly with playoff contention when they won 11 of 13 games in late July and into early August. However, a series of bullpen meltdowns cost the Rockies a chance to stay in contention for a wild-card berth. Colorado was 54-54 on Aug. 4 but went 21-33 down the stretch.

Weiss’ departure ends his long relationship with the Rockies. He played shortstop for the club from 1994-97 and was a member of the Rockies’ first playoff team in 1995. He was a special assistant to O’Dowd from 2002-08.

Weiss said he understands the challenge of playing baseball at Denver’s high altitude and thought he was the right man for the job.

“You don’t have to reinvent the wheel to be successful here,” he said.

By the numbers

A closer look at the numbers for the Rockies during Walt Weiss’ four seasons as manager:

Overall record: 283-365

Overall home record: 168-156

Overall road record: 115-209

Overall team batting average: .272

Overall team ERA: 4.81

2016: 75-87

2015: 68-94

2014: 66-96

2013: 74-88

Longest winning streak: 8 (2013)

Longest losing streak: 11 (2015)

Most games over .500: 9 (13-4 on April 20, 2013)

Most games under .500: 32 (Sept. 15, 2014)

Best NL West finish: Third (2016)

Number of last-place finishes: Two (2013, 2015)

Calls challenged: 52

Overturned calls: 32