Report: Former Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd turned down multi-year extension before resigning

Dan O'Dowd reportedly grew uncomfortable in his role as Colorado Rockies general manager in recent years, prompting the longtime executive to resign from his position amid an apparent power struggle in the front office.

According to Tracy Ringolsby of MLB.com, O'Dowd rejected a multi-year extension with the club last week before stepping down from the post Wednesday. 

Ringolsby has more:

Late in the 2010 season, however, the subtle signs of a changing structure in the hierarchy were visible. With the Rockies battling for the division title, Bill Geivett, an assistant to O'Dowd at the time, informed the media and then-manager Jim Tracy that members of the media would no longer be allowed to have casual sessions with Tracy each afternoon. Geivett said he didn't want Tracy distracted from preparation.

One game out of first with 14 games remaining in the 2010 season, the Rockies lost 13 of their final 14. Since then, Geivett's role had grown to the point of having an office in the clubhouse, and he was a fixture in the manager's office, which led Tracy to resign and walk away from the final year of his contract following the 2012 season.

Two years later, it was O'Dowd who wasn't comfortable with how that role had evolved, and he too walked away. Jeff Bridich, who had been in the front office for the last decade, most recently as the farm director, was promoted to general manager.

Geivett also resigned Wednesday as senior vice president of major league operations. For more on the story, check the stack below.