Lynn Worthy at the Kansas City Star profiles new Royals manager Matt Quatraro. Much of the article discusses how Quatraro builds relationships with players and coaches. Two things stand out as big positives. First, he knows his limitations:

He plans to delegate and allow his staff members to run their own departments.

“I’ve never been in this seat, so that’s how I envision it because that’s what I’ve seen,” Quatraro said. “Tito is not a micromanager. Cashy is not a micromanager. That doesn’t mean they’re not involved or not aware. I love the discussions, but I couldn’t go out there and coach the pitchers. I don’t know how to teach infield play as well as José (Alguacil) does.

“I played infield. I played outfield. But these guys have been doing this. The only area that I have any of the expertise in is hitting, but I’ve been out of that for five years. And that changes by the minute. I’ve been loosely involved. These guys are the experts in those areas. So for me to go in the cage and be like, ‘No, you’ve got to do it this way,’ that’s not realistic. But we’re going to have tons of discussions.”

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Secondly, he knows the most important aspect of a manager’s job:

After all, as Quatraro points out, you never truly have control as a manager. The players are the ones on the field. All he can do is put them in the best spot.

In a couple of week we’ll get to see if Quatraro can really make a difference.