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Despite winning records and four playoff appearances with the St. Louis Cardinals, the former catcher was seen as a disappointing hire to many KC Royals fans.
After the announcement of Mike Matheny as the next manager of the KC Royals, there were plenty of hot takes on the internet. As I pointed out a month before he took over, plenty of reasons to be excited about this selection were out there. Yes, he made mistakes but he also recognized that and grew from them.
One particular criticism of Matheny was his lack of the use of Sabermetrics.