The Royals Pulled The Plug On A Frustrating Era

Matheny, Eldred Fired

The Royals look to be making some significant changes.

Whether or not those will lead to them returning to postseason contention is unknown, but at the very least, they’ve decided that they want a different voice in the clubhouse going forward, and somebody else to help enhance their pitching staff.

In Matheny’s three years as manager of the Royals, he compiled a 165-219 record.

It’s the end of a frustrating era in Kansas City.

With players such as Salvador Perez, Hunter Dozier, Bobby Witt Jr, and Brady Singer, the Royals have a decent nucleus of players to build around if they want to turn this team into a contender again.

The firing of Matheny and Eldred is just the first step as the Royals look to change a few things this offseason.

This comes not too long after Dayton Moore, the team’s now-former president of baseball operations, was dismissed.

It’s clear that the Royals were not pleased with the direction the team was headed in.

We’ll see who they decide is best to fill the holes left by Matheny and Eldred’s dismissals.