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I sure hope you are right on the fact that more changes are on the way. This team is almost un watchable right now. I thought it was crazy to bring Barlow back out for the tenth last night. They are going to wear his arm out before the All Star break the way they are using him. Thanks as always for a great article.

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Great article as always. A day I should be happy the did something to show status quo wasn’t good enough I find myself more frustrated than ever with them with what I heard them say about Eldred. If that’s the conclusion, I’m about done with DM. I don’t truly believe Picollo is his own GM anyway. This team isn’t good enough. We had a 72 team win last year and ran it back. I don’t understand how much more information we need to see its not good enough. Bring up the kids and lets just move on already and shoot for .500 next year.

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DM's comment that "If you’re going to blame Cal Eldred for Bubic & Singer, you better give him praise for Daniel Lynch" is the absolute most asinine comment of his laughable tenure. And it annoys me to no end that he isn't called out at the news conferences for such ridiculous statements.

Like anyone is just talking about those three pitchers only when assessing Eldred's performance. Okay, DM, I'll play this game with you. I'll give Cal him credit for Lynch (let's not count the chickens yet on him), Keller (acquisition) and even Duffy (who never became what we paid for or IMO a true ace). There you go. NOW, I get to blame Cal for EVERY other SP we've ran out during his tenure. Every other one... So that's 3 suspect credits vs. how many definite no gos? Let's work that math and make decisions based on it.

Many have called for DM's head over the years and I've been slow to get on that bandwagon but I'm fully on board now. DM - you gots to go!

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May 17, 2022·edited May 17, 2022

This is getting even more difficult for me because of how much I love and respect Dayton as a man, a leader of people, and a champion. Yesterday, I heard deep frustration in his voice. JJ's too. These guys care A LOT and fight for their team.

I still think it's going to work. There's just too much talent and culture for it not to. But just like with the change in hitting coaches, it is not going to happen on our schedule. Let's continue to support these guys and be a light for others.

EDIT: I just read Dayton's full comments about the team's approach at the plate, and (news flash) it seems folks like Rany took like 10% of it to feed their narrative.

“We need to see nine players in our lineup that are committed to getting on base any way possible,” Moore said. “That means we cannot chase pitches out of the strike zone. When we do have pitches to hit in the strike zone, we can’t miss them. We’ve got to square them up. We’ve got to drive balls where they’re pitched. We’ve got to get runners on base that can go first to third, score from second. There are times in a baseball game where it’s unacceptable to strike out. Runner on second, no outs. Runner on third, one out or less. Those are times we have to put the ball in play. How we obtain those results is going to be up to him and his staff and the players.”

Look, they know what needs to happen. But it just isn't as easy as "take more walks," which seems to be the prevailing suggestion on the internet.

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I'm still available to close games!

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Agreed, BW

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Performance means more than politics. The coaching staff is the problem and changing the coaching staff is the fix. There's nothing wrong with the Royals players. They give their all and need better player development to succeed.

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Not sure we can come close to saying the hitting has been addressed. The players holding the bat matters much. Not to mention that it appears Matheny is toeing the company line with the line up card. Problems abound.

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