Quatraro Hints at Unexpected Role Shift for Carlos Estévez — Could This Change the Game?
If he were, Quatraro said “we would not be averse to putting him in a lower-leverage situation.”
— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) March 29, 2026
Quatraro continued, on whether he would turn to Estévez in the ninth: “I’m not going to say he wouldn’t do it, but I also think would be probably smarter for us to try to build him a little bit in lower leverage first.” #Royals— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) March 29, 2026
Estévez had trouble breaking 90 mph in spring training, raising alarm bells with many observers. On Saturday, he averaged 91.2 mph on his fastball, with erratic command, particularly on his change up. He gave up a single, pop out, single, walk, and single, before Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam. Estévez threw just 13 of his 27 pitches for a strike, and got just one swing-and-miss. Last year he averaged 95.9 mph on his fastball.
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