Ned Yost
Ned Yost
Edgar Frederick "Ned" Yost IIIis a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the Kansas City Royals. He previously managed the Milwaukee Brewers, and played for the Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Montreal Expos...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth19 August 1955
CityEureka, CA
help players pro third time younger
He's a professional player, a pro that you want your younger players to emulate. He will see a lot of time for us at third base. He could really help us.
best shoulder shut
He said the back of his shoulder was tight. He said he wanted to go back out there but the best thing was to shut him down. We don't want to take any chances.
bat guy situation swinging
I don't think there is a guy I would more want to see up there in that situation than Carlos because he's been swinging the bat so well.
chances options
I'd say his chances improved. There are still things that could change. It's not set. It could be set but it's not. We've still got options yet.
heyday
I don't see anything different with him now than in his heyday when he was at his best.
glaring hype leagues minute player toughest
I don't see where it's going to get any more glaring than it's been from the minute he signed. How much more hype does a player have than him? So it's not going to get any tougher, it's only going to get easier. The toughest thing to do is to get to the big leagues and produce.
bad
I feel bad about that. We've really raided them. But we didn't have any choice. We had to do it.
dominant
He's not just a closer. He's a dominant closer.
evaluate fine miss slight strain
He's got a slight strain of the right lat, not his shoulder, not his elbow. We'll evaluate him tomorrow, but we don't even know if he's going to miss a start. We think he's going to be just fine and dandy.
baseball team player
Rolen's the perfect baseball player. It's his tenacity, his preparation, the way he plays. He tries to do everything fundamentally sound. And he puts the team team first-there's no fanfare with him.
running mean home
We've said from the beginning when we traded Richie (Sexson), we're trading home runs for doubles and the ability to manufacture runs... Doubles are almost better. I mean, home runs are great, but when you've got guys who smack those doubles, you're in good shape, you've got a lot of guys in scoring position.
missing
You can't really hit or miss on one outing.
address pitching
I'm going to address our pitching after the day off (today). I'll make an announcement then.
benefit glad great runs score
I'm glad we were able to score some runs so he could benefit from his great pitching.