Ned Yost addressed the media in his annual end-of-the-year press conference, confirming the news from earlier in the day that the Royals will not retain four coaches, including pitching coach Dave Eiland and bench coach Don Wakamatsu. Yost insisted the coaches were not scapegoats for a disappointing season, but that the change was necessary as the club ushered in a new era of Royals baseball.
“We’re transitioning a new group of players....We just felt in some areas we needed a different voice.”
Yost: “There’s a lot of work to be done. Now we’ve got to teach these players how to win.