[duncan_idaho]

I don't think the Royals are getting excellent pitching coaching, I don't know about the hitting instruction (they're tight, and several guys seem to have no plan), and I'm not sure what is going on with Perez.

Salvador has never been a good pitch framer, but now he's trying so hard to be better at framing, he's noticeably jerking the glove a lot and costing his guys strikes at the bottom of the zone. Happened a handful of times to Keller in the 1st last night. They'd be better off if he just didn't try. At all.

I was not a fan of the Cal Eldred hire and remain not a fan of his. I also was not a fan of Matheny and, though he has improved in some aspects of things, I still think he has trouble getting his team to relax and play loose. That's why they're so streaky and also points to why the situational hitting has been so poor.

Anyway, they could clean-sweep the coaching staff and I wouldn't blink. I don't think there's anyone in that group that really is outstanding at what they do.