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Royals’ playoff push rewarding Moore’s faith
- Updated: August 31, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Royals infielder Christian Colon sat at his locker before Tuesday’s game against the Yankees and began chatting about the team’s amazing surge back into postseason contention.
Colon suddenly stopped himself to give credit to the person he felt wasn’t getting enough credit for the turnaround.
“I mean, how about [general manager] Dayton Moore?” Colon said, smiling. “He is the man. It’s like he knew all along. He knew in 2014. He just knew again.”
Indeed, while many pundits around the game were puzzled that Moore didn’t move some players at the non-waiver Trade Deadline as the Royals sank to fourth place in the American League Central — players such as pending free agents Kendrys Morales and Edinson Volquez — Moore wasn’t about to break up the team.
“I still believe this team can get hot,” Moore said at the time.
And the Royals have gotten hot. And they’ve rewarded Moore for his faith.
“Dayton has always believed in us,” first baseman Eric Hosmer said last week. “I know there was some talk about trades, but I know this group wanted to stay together.”
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