KANSAS CITY -- The Royals' new pitching coach, Cal Eldred, was once regarded as one of the top pitching prospects in baseball.
Eldred, 50, was a first-round Draft pick of the Brewers in 1989 and played 14 seasons in the Major Leagues for Milwaukee, the White Sox and Cardinals. The right-hander had his best year in 1992, when he went 11-2 and pitched to a 1.79 ERA.
After retiring, he wound up doing some broadcast analyst duties for the Big Ten Network before joining the Cardinals organization as a special assistant to the general manager, working closely with legendary pitching coach Dave Duncan.