The rebuilding of the Royals Pitching Staff in 2024 was nothing short of remarkable.  Royals Pitching Coach Brian Sweeney discusses the thoughrts and processes behind building a top shelf pitching program.

Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) talk about how the pitching staff came together and how the Royals will progress moving forward...

- How the 2024 Royals Pitching Staff came together.
- What went into Sweeney taking the PItching Coach job?
- Sweeney's core philosophy.
- Building trust with the pitchers.
- The building of Cole Ragans.
- Why the Royals wanted Seth Lugo so bad.
- Adding the slider to Michael Wacha's repetoire.
- Pitchers working with outside Pitching Instructors.
- Importance of being on the cutting edge of technology.
- How to switch a pitchers roles?
- Avoiding injuries.
- Reacting to Brian Sweeney's comments.

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