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Then Yost tipped his hand Friday before a Royals' workout.
"Shields threw a great game against them here, shut them out,"
Yost said.
If anybody but "Big Game" James Shields starts the first game it
would be shocking.
Shields was acquired in a Dec. 9, 2012, trade with Tampa Bay for
moments like this. He has been the Royals' Opening Day starter
the past two years. He started the wild-card game against
Oakland. He was the winning pitcher in Game 3 of the American
League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels and
started the American League Championship Series opener against
Baltimore.
Shields threw his only complete-game shutout this season against
the Giants on Aug. 9. He limited San Francisco to three singles
and a double, while striking out five and walking one. Of the
111 pitches he threw, 73 were strikes.
--Don Mattingly will manage the Dodgers next season --
"definitely."
Los Angeles' new president of baseball operations, Andrew
Friedman, addressed a number of issues at his introductory news
conference at Dodger Stadium. Mattingly's future topped the
list.
"We're very aligned on a lot of things philosophically and have
thoroughly enjoyed those conversations," he said. "We're going
to get together next week and I'll look forward to building that
relationship."
--Pat Listach will not be back next year as the Houston Astros'
third-base coach.
The Astros let Listach know this week that he will not be
joining new manager A.J. Hinch's staff. Listach spent one year
with Houston.
"I'm very disappointed," Listach told MLB.com. "I understand
it's a business, but I'm disappointed."
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