The Royals will shake things up at Northwest Arkansas with a new staff, as they announced their 2018 minor league coaching staff today. Darryl Kennedy will manage the AA club this year, moving up from Wilmington, replacing Mike Rojas. Kennedy has managed all over the organization since 2007. Joining him will be pitching coach Doug Henry, hitting coach Abraham Nunez, and bench coach Nelson Liriano.
Brian Poldberg retuns to lead the Omaha Storm Chasers for the sixth consecutive season. He retains his staff from last year, with pitching coach Andy Hawkins and hitting coach Brian Buchanan both returning.