About this episode
The rebuilding of the Royals Pitching Staff in 2024 was nothing short of remarkable. Royals Pitching Coach Brian Sweeney discusses the thoughrts and processes behind building a top shelf pitching program. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) talk about how the pitching staff came together and how the Royals will progress moving forward... - How the 2024 Royals Pitching Staff came together. - What went into Sweeney taking the PItching Coach job? - Sweeney's core philosophy. - Building trust with the pitchers. - The building of Cole Ragans. - Why the Royals wanted Seth Lugo so bad. - Adding the slider to Michael Wacha's repetoire. - Pitchers working with outside Pitching Instructors. - Importance of being on the cutting edge of technology. - How to switch a pitchers roles? - Avoiding injuries. - Reacting to Brian Sweeney's comments.