MLB.com’s Anne Rogers had more from Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Picollo on the addition of Connor Dawson and Marcus Thames, but specifically how they mesh with the returning organization.

“[Zumwalt] has good knowledge of the swing, bio mechanics, people skills [and] game-planning. All the things you want people to be able to do, Alec can cover all of those,” Picollo said. “He’s a really good person to have that oversight. And then with Connor, you have a younger guy [who’s] got four years in the Major Leagues with a team that really produced well and maximizes the talent on the roster. And a lot of it was tweaks along the way, getting players to understand what they need to do, how they need to move, understanding the swing, understanding the technology. Connor checked all tho

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