Royals Rumblings - News for February 4, 2021
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Royals Rumblings - News for February 4, 2021
With the first spring training workout two weeks away, all that information and know-how boils down to this basic pillar: Pitchers need to be ready to pitch. Period.
The Royals brain trust, including general manager Dayton Moore, manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred, seems poised to take an aggressive-yet-careful tact with their pitchers rather than treat them exclusively with kid gloves.
“After talking to Cal, he was just like, ‘Come into the season prepared, ready to go for the whole season,’” Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller said last week. “I feel like across the board that was the message for everybody. Don’t expect to get pampered. Come in ready to work and get innings under our belt, and we’ll go from there.”