Dave Eiland has an easy goal for members of the Royals&#x92; rotation in his new role as the club&#x92;s pitching coach: Your work isn&#x92;t over until the Fat Lady (or whomever) sings.</p><p>&#x93;I want all of my starters,&#x94; Eiland said, &#x93;to still be on the mound when they play, `Take Me Out to the Ballgame&#x92; for the seventh-inning stretch. You do watch pitch counts, but we&#x92;re going to be of the mind-set that we&#x92;re pitching into the seventh and beyond.&#x94;</p><p>The Royals used Tuesday&#x92;s break in the World Series schedule to announce Eiland&#x92;s hiring. The two sides agreed Sunday on a two-year deal but delayed announcement, in accordance with MLB&#x92;s preferences, until the Series reached an open date.</p><p>Eiland, 45, replaces Bob McClure, who was fired one day after the 2011 season concluded following six years in the job. Eiland served as the Yankees&#x92; pitching coach from 2008-10 before spending last season as a special assistant at Tampa Bay.</p><p>&#x93;It just felt right,&#x94; he said. &#x93;The conversations we had, we were on the same page with a lot of things. This is a team that&#x92;s going to make some noise as we move forward in the next year or two.&#x94;</p><p>The Royals interviewed three candidates before choosing Eiland, whose playing career ended in 2002 after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery to repair elbow damage.</p><p>&#x93;He answered all the criteria that I was looking for,&#x94; manager Ned Yost said. &#x93;He has a great knowledge of pitching mechanics. He&#x92;s very well prepared in terms of formulating game plans.&#x94;</p><p>Specifically, Yost wanted a pitching coach who had spent extended time in the majors with mediocre stuff &#x96; believing such experience sharpened a candidate&#x92;s attention to mechanics, preparation and detail.</p><p>&#x93;My stuff was probably a little bit south of mediocre,&#x94; Eiland said. &#x93;I had to work really hard every day, year in and year out, just to stick around and have the success I did have.</p><p>&#x93;Not only did I have to study hitters, I had to study myself, my mechanics and my delivery. I had to be able to make the adjustments I needed to make as the year went on. So, yes, I think that statement describes me pretty well.&#x94;</p><p>Eiland spent five years as a minor-league pitching coach in the Yankees&#x92; organization prior to becoming their big-league pitching coach. That followed a 10-year playing career that saw him go 12-27 with a 5.74 ERA for the Yankees, Padres and Devil Rays.</p><p>Hiring Eiland fills the last vacancy on Yost&#x92;s staff.</p><p>The Royals previously promoted Chino Cadahia to replace fired bench coach John Gibbons while retaining hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, infield/third base coach Eddie Rodriguez, outfield/first base coach Doug Sisson and bullpen coach Steve Foster. </p><p>&#x93;We are delighted to have Dave join our coaching staff,&#x94; general manager Dayton Moore said. &#x93;He is an extremely talented pitching coach and a proven winner who has the ability to relate to the young pitchers who are transitioning to the majors.</p><p>&#x93;He has also shown effectiveness in working with established pitchers.&#x94;</p><p>Eiland took a 25-day leave of absence for personal reasons stemming from family issues in June 2010 from his job as the Yankees&#x92; pitching coach. He was fired after the season and joined the Rays as a special assistant to general manager Andrew Friedman.</p><p>&#x93;It was something that if it happened in the off-season,&#x94; Eiland said, &#x93;nobody would have known anything about it. It was something I had to take care of. I came home, got everything where it needed to be and moved on.</p><p>&#x93;All is well, and I couldn&#x92;t be happier from a personal or professional standpoint. As I told Ned (on Monday), I wish spring training was starting tomorrow.&#x94;