KC Royals pitching coach Dave Eiland wants his pitching staff to lead the major-leagues in hit batsmen, according to Kansas City Star blogger Lee Judge.
While Eiland’s intent is for his staff to control the inner half of the plate rather than to hit opposing players, the inevitable result will be more beanball wars like we saw in 2015.
As Eiland addmitted to Judge, if Kansas City Royals pitch inside like he wants them they will hit more batters than any staff in the league. Presumably, some of those teams will retaliate by hitting KC Royals hitters—leading to bench clearing brawls like we saw in 2015.