For a glimpse at the dilemma confounding Ned Yost in the matter of the fickle work of Joakim Soria, consider his abrupt response on Tuesday night when asked why he still has confidence in Soria.
This was moments after Soria’s seventh blown save of the season further disrupted a pivotal — if not last-gasp — home stand.
“I’ve got confidence in all my players; I mean, that’s just the way it is,” Yost said after the Royals’ 5-4 loss to Oakland at Kauffman Stadium. “If I don’t have confidence in a player, I’m not going to have him on this team.