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Oct 7, 2022Liked by Craig Brown

It sort of sounds like Cal Eldred was over seeing Paul Gibson's work? Which is just bizarre that he was empowered to do that, if that was indeed the case.

Good point about the clock ticking because so many prospects were graduated. Still, pitching can come quickly, more quickly than hitting, I think.

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Re: Gibson, what are we to make then of the minor leaguers saying they had to pull teeth to get access to the tools they needed in the pitching exposé from the Athletic?

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Oct 7, 2022Liked by Craig Brown

I often think Picollo (and Moore before him) have very different thoughts than fans do when the "Will you spend in free agency?" question comes up.

When they always say "No," I believe they're looking at it from the perspective that they aren't going to be able to compete for Carlos Correa or Trea Turner, which is fine. Then fans hear the "No" and assume it means they're going to do *literally nothing,* which is incorrect.

Anyway, all of this is to say I think we need to relax, see what happens, and enjoy the ride. The Royals have a lot of talent in place. Once they find the right strategy to solve the puzzle, the picture's going to come into full view quickly.

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Oct 7, 2022Liked by Craig Brown

As has happened almost every year since the Bob Gibson world series, once the postseason starts I'm blown away again by the quality of pitching.

Maybe Brady Singer at his best could hang with these guys. Nobody else on the staff, probably not even Zack, could do so. The new pitching coach likely has a long, uphill slog in front of him.

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As I listened to JJ drone on and on, seemingly endlessly, about patience and how long it's going to take to hire a manager, all I could hear was "we're going to sit back and let the other, more aggressive teams take their pick from among all of the managerial candidates out there. After that, we'll be happy to sort through the leftovers and take a long shot on someone cheap."

I fully expect almost all of the other managerial positions to be filled before the Royals finally hire their 7th choice and pretend like "this is the guy we wanted all along."

I look for that same process to play out when it comes to hiring a pitching coach as well.

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