KANSAS CITY -- The Royals are not off to the start they'd hoped for, and already some fans are asking the age-old question this time of year: Is it too early to panic?
Manager Ned Yost understands the question.
"It just shows when they panic, they care about you and want you to win," Yost said. "That's fine."
The Royals, who have postseason aspirations, have stumbled out of the gate at 2-6 entering Thursday's series finale against the A's.
The principal culprit has been the offense, which had scored 24 runs in eight games.
Yost could sense something was wrong toward the end of Spring Training.