Royals dismiss Dayton Moore as president of baseball ops

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Kansas City is 30 games below .500, and while there are bright spots with its young core of players in the Majors, questions remain about development and future success.nnAfter the coronavirus pandemic shortened the 2020 season, the Royals made offseason moves that they hoped would spark their rebuild, signing veteran players Mike Minor, Carlos Santana and Michael A. Taylor and trading for Andrew Benintendi.nnAt the end of ’22, only Taylor remains with the Royals. The results and processes of the last two years were what spurred Sherman to move on from Moore.nn“There is a gap right now of where we are and where we expect to be,” Sherman said. “In 2021, we tried to make some investments. … We knew we had a young core coming up, and we thought perhaps we can accelerate our development. I wouldn’t say that was successful, but I felt like in 2021, we did make progress. And in 2022, that’s not how I feel.nn“There are certainly some bright spots, we love seeing the young players. 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I never thought Dayton would leave the organization,” said catcher Salvador Perez, the longest-tenured Royal who signed with the organization as a 16-year-old in 2006. “I love him like a father. He taught me things my father didn’t have the opportunity to teach me. I love him and the way he is. He’s the best.nn“I don’t know about other people, but for me, Dayton’s the best GM person in the game.””,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”dayton-moore-dismissed-by-royals”,”type”:”story”}).parts.6.data”:{“html”:”

Salvy on Dayton Moore leaving the organization: “It’s hard. I never expected that. I never thought he was going to leave the organization.”

Nicky: “He was a great leader. … There’s a life outside of baseball, and he actually truly cared about the person.” #Royals pic.twitter.com/tTnnrR9YDD

— Bally Sports Kansas City (@BallySportsKC) September 22, 2022

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The Royals improved their win total in seven consecutive seasons from 2009-15, including their first winning season in 2013 (86-76) since 2003 and the run of success in 2014-15.nn“Dayton resurrected this franchise,” Sherman said. “It was not in a good spot. He rebuilt the farm system, player development, international business. Today, I want to make sure as we make this change, my feeling is gratitude for Dayton Moore and all he’s done for this organization.”nnMeanwhile, Moore became highly respected for what he did off the field and how he treated people. He helped establish the Kansas City MLB Urban Youth Academy, his “C” You in the Major Leagues Foundation and Unite KC, all initiatives geared toward helping youth in the Kansas City community.nn“Dayton was an incredible partner to me in 2020 when we had to make tough business decisions,” Sherman said. “I was very proud, and it was really with Dayton’s council, when we paid the Minor Leaguers, we didn’t lay off or furlough anyone. 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