KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Royals fans hoping for sweeping changes as a result of the team's three-week, 4-17 tailspin may be disappointed to know there likely won't be any – at least none at manager.
Royals general manager Dayton Moore told FOXSportsKanasCity.com before Tuesday's game with the Cardinals that he still has faith in manager Ned Yost and that he has no plans to make a change at manager.
"I don't think Ned is the problem," Moore said. "Two weeks ago we were playing very good baseball. We're the same team we were two weeks ago and the same team that came out of spring training.
"But we've hit a rough patch that we have to get out of."
Moore said through his evaluations, he cannot find major flaws in Yost's decisions or his management style.
"No, from my standpoint, I don't see anything,'' Moore said. "Our entire focus is on making sure our evaluation is centered on what we can do to possibly make our team better. If we were 10 games over .500, I'd still be saying the same thing.
"Look, it's not a perfect roster. It never was a perfect roster. There's not a perfect roster in baseball. We're always looking to improve or upgrade our roster and every facet of our team."
Moore said it was possible that the Royals may make some roster moves.
"It's always possible," he said. "That's what we do. No matter where you are in the standings, your focus from a baseball operations standpoint is to improve the 25-man roster. That's what you have to do."
Moore also indicated he didn't have a set of criteria to dismiss Yost or any manager.
"It's not anything I think about," Moore said. "It's always instinctive decisions at the time. There's no set formula. It's not even an area I have traveled (with Yost)."
Moore has been through two previous managerial changes. Buddy Bell resigned after a 69-93 season in 2007.
Moore then fired Trey Hillman in May of 2010 with the Royals on a seven-game losing streak and the team mired in last place at 12-23.
"That was a whole different set of circumstances then," Moore said. "We weren't going the direction we had intended to go."
Yost is 219-280 since taking over for Hillman.
"You know, it's not just one guy or one area right now that we need to improve upon," Moore said. "We have to get better in many areas. Everyone has to improve their area of expertise."
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