SURPRISE, Ariz.
Royals manager Ned Yost called it a puzzle.
With 64 players in Royals’ spring-training camp, Yost takes one day each week and sits down with coaches Don Wakamatsu and Pedro Grifol. The Royals’ brain trust crafts a plan for playing time. That session takes about two hours.
A bulletin board behind Yost’s desk in his office at the Royals’ spring-training complex, has a schedule for playing time for many of the team members.
“It’s tougher in the beginning, because you want to make sure all the young guys are getting in and getting their at-bats,” Yost said.