The Kansas City Royals today announced several promotions and new hires to the baseball operations staff.
Nick Relic has been promoted to Manager of Minor League Operations, after serving as the club’s Assistant to Player Development and Video Coordinator for the previous three years. Relic is in his 10th season with the Royals’ organization, including two seasons as a Minor League Video Coordinator from 2015–16 and two seasons as a Baseball Operations intern from 2013–14. He first joined the Royals as a video department intern at Omaha (AAA) in 2011.
John Wagle has been promoted to Director of Performance Science and Player Development after being named the Royals’ Minor League Strength & Conditioning Coordinator last season.