The Royals will consider bench coach Pedro Grifol and third base coach Vance Wilson as internal candidates to fill the vacant managerial position, according to General Manager J.J. Picollo in comments to the media on Thursday. But he also stressed there is no main target and the team plans to “cast a wide net” and take their time to make the right hire.
Alec Zumwalt, Keoni DeRenne and Mike Tosar will all stay on as hitting coaches and Damon Hollins will stay on as first base coach, but Picollo was less committal on coach John Mabry and bullpen coach Larry Carter, saying those decisions will be “made down the road.