Sam Mellinger

Mellinger Minutes For Your Ears: Key to Chiefs’ defense, GMDM on a key point for Royals

Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman, left, and general manager Dayton Moore walk between practice fields during spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman, left, and general manager Dayton Moore walk between practice fields during spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP

We will have plenty of time to drool over the Chiefs’ offense this season. Today, let’s talk about the defense, and a point some are missing.

Also: questions about Chiefs ticket prices, modern media and Alex Gordon.

The conversation this week is with Royals GM Dayton Moore, who talks openly about a critical point of his franchise’s rebuild.

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Sam Mellinger
The Kansas City Star
Sam Mellinger was a sports columnist for the Kansas City Star. He held various roles from 2000-2022. He has won numerous national and regional awards for coverage of the Chiefs, Royals, colleges, and other sports both national and local.
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