The sale of the Royals to local businessman John Sherman has left many unanswered questions, but one of the most important questions is who will be leading the baseball operations going forward? While General Manager Dayton Moore was thought to have a job in Kansas City for life under the Glass family, new ownership made that proposition less certain.
However the Royals could be committing to Moore for a bit longer, according to MLB Network reporter Jon Heyman. Appearing on the Big Time Baseball podcast, Heyman discussed the sale of the Royals (go to the 40 minute mark), praising the succession plan laid out by David Glass as a “positive thing.