The Colorado Rockies are hiring Paul DePodesta of "Moneyball" fame from the NFL's Cleveland Browns to run baseball operations, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the move has not been announced by the team.

After 10 years with the Cleveland Browns, Paul DePodesta is heading back to baseball to take over the ailing Colorado Rockies

In a stunning career shift, Paul DePodesta soon will leave the Cleveland Browns to become the Colorado Rockies’ head of baseball operations, according to sources briefed on the move. DePodesta, the analytics whiz depicted by Jonah Hill in the movie “Moneyball,

Cleveland Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta is reportedly leaving his position to become the Colorado Rockies' head of baseball operations, per Ken Rosenthal, Zac Jackson and Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic.

The Colorado Rockies are hiring Paul DePodesta of "Moneyball" fame from the NFL's Cleveland Browns to run baseball operations, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the move has not been announced by the team.

The Rockies are expected to hire longtime baseball and football executive Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations, a source told MLB.com's Thomas Harding. The club has not confirmed the news.

The Cleveland Browns will be without a key member of their organization moving forward. Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta was shockingly hired by the Browns almost a decade ago after an entire career of working in Major League Baseball.

Reports indicate that the Colorado Rockies are stealing Paul DePodesta from the Cleveland Browns for their baseball-operations department.