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Originally Posted by ChiTown
I'm VERY interested to see what sort of balls John Sherman and this ownership team for the Royals actually have. Are they the group that says, "aww shucks, we're just happy to be here..." or are they serious about winning and it's "get your shit together or GTFO!". Matheny is a mistake, like a big one, and Dayton owns that mistake. If I'm John Sherman, there is not a chance in hell that I would hand off the keys to this upcoming talent and current youth on this team to Mike Matheny. He's a train wreck wrapped inside a tsunami of shit. I fully realize Matheny will be back next season, but both he and Dayton should be on the shortest of leashes in 2022. If not, then it's pretty obvious that our ownership team is full on "Ah Shucks".
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Yeah, it's an interesting thing to watch, for sure.
Moore is loyal and great at building the culture of the organization and getting everyone bought in.
He also is slow to move (because of that loyalty) and doesn't adapt quickly or look for new advantages quickly. He doesn't run the day-to-day player personnel stuff anymore, but does weigh in on the premium draft picks and obviously pro player acquisition and trades.
The lack of success in the draft once MLB went to the hard slots is the biggest sticking point. The Royals were innovative in acquiring talent in Latin America and the draft prior to the hard slot. I think they found something with the college pitchers approach they adopted starting in 2018.
Like I said yesterday, I could see Moore being really successful if a DBO/president role. He would hire a GM and support that guy and stay out of his way unless asked for advice. You'd still get the positives of Moore and potentially upgrade the year-to-year GM stuff.
I actually think they've got the minor league talent pipeline in pretty good shape. 2-3 good drafts in a row will do that, and I think the 18-20 drafts have been good (And 17 is starting to look better and better).