Before the start of the Royals’ 11-7 loss to the Oakland A’s Friday night in a spring-training game, manager Ned Yost was asked about the bullpen.
Yost ticked off a list of 10 names of pitchers he said had looked good this spring and were still in the mix to see time in the bullpen this season.
“We’ve got a lot of guys who are throwing the ball really well,” Yost said.
Two pitchers expected to be key contributors looked sharp Friday night. Closer Kelvin Herrera struck out three and allowed just a single in the fourth inning as his off-speed pitches kept the A’s batters off-balance.