A franchise’s worst eight-game start in 11 seasons has naturally prompted an exploration into the causes behind it. And for the Kansas City Royals, the search doesn’t need to be wide-ranging in nature. It begins with ineffective offense and ends at a floundering bullpen.
But there’s at least one item absent from Royals manager Ned Yost’s list of concerns.
Energy.
Asked before Thursday’s game against the A’s about his players’ seeming lack of life in the opening week-plus of the season, Yost fired back.
“People that say that ought to sit in this dugout during the game and see how much energy is in this dugout,” he said.