Are there better days ahead? Last year the Royals lost 106, tying a club record. It was the seventh time in the 21st century they had lost 100+ games, after not enduring one in the first 33 years of club history, and it was the third time in the last six seasons, ultimately costing executive Dayton Moore his job.
It’s hard to get excited Throughout 2023, Kansas City owner John Sherman insisted that it was a season revolving around one word: evaluation. After firing Dayton Moore, Mike Matheny, and Cal Eldred, the Royals promoted JJ Picollo and brought in Matt Quatraro and Brian Sweeney.
Picollo and owner John Sherman talk to Josh Vernier of 610 Sports. One year ago, the Royals fired longtime executive Dayton Moore and handed the reins to general manager J.J.
The White Sox have promoted Chris Getz to replace Rick Hahn as the team’s general manager The Chicago White Sox have named Chris Getz their new general manager, the team announced today.
It has been an afternoon full of information from the fallout after Jerry Reinsdorf fired Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams yesterday. Today, we received updates on Hahn and Williams’ dynamic when it came to trades, the Chris Getz rumors, and some stories about Rick Hahn trying to resign before he was fired.
Bob Nightengale says that Dayton Moore could be joining the Chicago White Sox As we discussed yesterday, the Chicago White Sox have fired Kenny Williams and Rick Hahn, who were the top two people in the team’s baseball operations department (Williams was an Executive Vice President, Hahn a Senior Vice President and General Manager).
It was a fun few hours of optimism. This morning, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that Dayton Moore and Chris Getz are likely to make up the next front office of the Chicago White Sox.
Things are a-changing? Maybe? In the English language, there are some phrases that mean the opposite of what you would think they mean on their face value.
A six-game streak is a start Even after winning six consecutive baseball games, the Kansas City Royals are on pace for 110 losses. This is, frankly, an incredible feat.
Dayton Moore has come and gone. What is the point of thinking J.J. Picollo is simply Moore 2.0? It has been less than a year since Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman ended the Dayton Moore era in Kansas City.
Dayton Moore’s job description, at least for now, is “to listen.” The Texas Rangers hired Moore as a senior advisor to general manager Chris Young last week.
The Kansas City Royals' firing of Dayton Moore after his respective tenures as the organization's general manager and president of baseball operations sent minor shockwaves throughout the MLB landscape, and many wondered what would be next for the 55-year-old.
Ex-Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore may not be off golfing for long.
The Kansas City Royals recently relieved president of baseball operations Dayton Moore of his duties. General manager J.J. Picollo was promoted to the position of president of baseball operations.
The Dayton Moore era in Kansas City Royals baseball has come to an end. Majority owner John Sherman made the announcement, with Moore at his side, on Wednesday
Moore said he was “thankful” for the chance to run the Royals, but “disappointed” at not being able to see through the team’s current rebuild.
A swing and a miss that insults fans once again It has been no secret that the Kansas City Royals have struggled to develop pitching, and especially starting pitching.
Merrifield caused a bit of an uproar by saying he had no plans to get the vaccine, but that might change if he were traded to a contender that could face the Blue Jays in the playoffs.
Because Witt has not yet been required to be added to the 40-man roster, Moore is able to freely discuss him and Witt is able to interact with club personnel and make use of club facilities.
Kansas City Royals President of Baseball Operations, Dayton Moore, recently joined KCMO Talk Radio morning show host Pete Mundo to discuss some offseason topics.
The five-year, $55 million deal was tied for the largest in club history at the time. There are virtually no transactions going on in baseball these days due to the lockout, so today I thought I’d look back at a big transaction the Royals made on this day, fifteen years ago.
On Tuesday, there was quite a bit of news that came out of the press conference at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City Royals Chairman and CEO John Sherman, the man who called the press conference, announced that Dayton Moore would be promoted from the team’s general manager to the president of baseball operations.
Piccolo and Moore have been working together since their days with the Braves in the early 2000s.
The main takeaway from Moore’s comments is that while the 2021 season hasn’t gone as hoped, the Royals remain committed to putting a winner on the field as soon as 2022.
They tell one story. Recently, Dayton Moore celebrated his 15th anniversary as general manager of the Kansas City Royals. If it sounds like a long time, it is.
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