Kansas City Royals Dismiss Mike Matheny After Dumpster Fire 2022 Season

Another bold move from the front office seems to inspire a bit of hope amongst baseball fans this week.

Here's the damage and, given 97 loses amid an atrocious 2022, a sign that nobody but Salvy will be safe from the ax this off-season . . .

"The Royals have fired manager Mike Matheny after three seasons with the Royals . . . He had a winning percentage of .430 with 165 wins and 219 losses and never finished higher than fourth in the standings or with a winning record in Kansas City. The Royals also dismissed pitching coach Cal Eldred."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Royals fire manager Mike Matheny and pitching coach Cal Eldred

The Royals have fired manager Mike Matheny after three seasons with the Royals, according to MLB.com writer Anne Rogers. He had a winning percentage of .430 with 165 wins and 219 losses and never finished higher than fourth in the standings or with a winning record in Kansas City.

An even better big picture perspective . . .

The 2022 Royals Tripped Over the Bar of Low Expectations

There's no need to make excuses for what happened this year, mostly because the Kansas City Royals had a bad season due to them being a poorly run organization. Whether or not you believe that changed with the firing of Dayton Moore is entirely up to you, but I'm pretty comfortable saying an organization that has made the playoffs twice since 1986 is poorly run.