The Royals have completed their coaching staff with a slate of new hires, per a team announcement (h/t MLB.com’s Jeffrey Flanagan; Twitter links). Kansas City has shaken up manager Ned Yost’s staff a bit as the organization enters an offseason of no little uncertainty.
Terry Bradshaw has been hired as the new hitting coach. Last year’s hitting coach, Dale Sveum, was shifted to the bench coach role after the Royals parted ways with Don Wakamatsu. Previously, Bradshaw served as the K.C. organization’s minor-league hitting coordinator.
On the pitching side, Cal Eldred will run the staff as the pitching coach. Last year, the position was held by Dave Eiland, who was among the coaches that were not retained at season’s end. Eldred, a veteran big league hurler, had served as a special assistant in the Cardinals and Royals front offices.
Vance Wilson, a former big league catcher and recent minor-league skipper for the Royals, will serve as the new bullpen coach. Meanwhile, Pedro Grifol is set to function in a new role as quality control coach after previously serving as the catching coach. The Royals will also shift Mitch Maier to the first base coach’s box, per Flanagan.
Terry Bradshaw? Wow that sucks for FOX on NFL Sunday’s.
Ya never know, this is the same organization that let Bo play both.
Pete Rose is going to replace him on Fox Sundays is what I’m hearing.
You willing to bet on that?
LOL….now nice
I heard OJ is free.
He’ll do both. If they can interview managers during games, Terry can banter from the dugout.
I’m trying to not make a joke about how the only thing Terry Bradshaw knows how to hit is a bottle. And yet…
It’s a different Bradshaw.. no relation
You must be a ton of fun at parties
Thanks for the clarification
actually, that is false…they are brothers.
If you want to get technical, they’re sisters. It’s complicated.
Neat. Gonna be some long, lean years at the K.
Is there a hierarchy to the coaching staff? Like, is Dale Sveum being demoted or promoted to bench coach from hitting coach or is it a lateral move?
Bench coach is like lead assistant to a basketball ball team. Gives advice on in game moves and manages team when manger gets ejected or not at game for whatever reason.
Serious question , what is a quality control coach ? Haven’t heard that one before.
What happened to Rusty Kuntz??
Had serious eye problems at end of year. He will coach in minors, which is what he has been wanting to do.
Rusty is an awesome guy. He has a lot to offer.
My favorite baseball name maybe ever…