Kansas City Royals fans ecstatic with team moving on from Ryan O'Hearn: "Christmas came late, but it's everything I wanted!" "So happy I could cry"

The Kansas City Royals are moving on from first baseman/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn. The team has a week to find a trade partner or pass him through waivers.The Royals signed pitcher Jordan Lyles to a two-year, $17 million deal. To make room on the roster, they had to DFA O'Hearn. This comes just weeks after the team signed O'Hearn to a $1.4 million contract for 2023 to avoid arbitration.Kansas City Royals@RoyalsTo make room on the 40-man roster, INF Ryan O'Hearn has been designated for assignment.44768To make room on the 40-man roster, INF Ryan O'Hearn has been designated for assignment.In 67 games last season with the Royals, he hit .239/.290/.321 with just one home run. He's never surpassed 15 home runs in his short five-year career. His career high sits at 14.Royals fans couldn't be happier to hear that the team DFA'd O'Hearn. He struggled mightily during his time in Kansas City. Fans were getting tired of his mediocre play.&quot;Christmas came late, but it's everything I wanted!&quot; one fan tweeted.Jim Adams@jimadams_@Royals Christmas came late, but it’s every thing I wanted!3@Royals Christmas came late, but it’s every thing I wanted!&quot;I'm so happy I could cry&quot; another fan tweeted.Kevin F. Thompson@ThompsonKevinFI’m so happy I could cry twitter.com/royals/status/…Kansas City Royals@RoyalsTo make room on the 40-man roster, INF Ryan O'Hearn has been designated for assignment.168To make room on the 40-man roster, INF Ryan O'Hearn has been designated for assignment.I’m so happy I could cry twitter.com/royals/status/…Emrld@McEmrld@Royals Prayers have been answered1@Royals Prayers have been answeredTrent Smith@tsjohnny5@Royals Thank u1@Royals Thank uTheir excitement mirrors that of a fanbase that just signed a player. It seems that Ryan O'Hearn stayed way past his welcome.BC Thompson@BCTinKC@Royals Didn’t they give O’Hearn a guaranteed contract like a month ago?16@Royals Didn’t they give O’Hearn a guaranteed contract like a month ago?Daniel Darago@DanielDarago98@Royals So we signed Ryan last month just to designate him this month???? What are we doing….@Royals So we signed Ryan last month just to designate him this month???? What are we doing….SOS@sos432@Royals And he gets 1.4 mil in guarantee.@Royals And he gets 1.4 mil in guarantee.R T@RT2071@Royals $1.4m guaranteed? What a mess this organization still is10@Royals $1.4m guaranteed? What a mess this organization still isOther fans can't get over the fact that the team just DFA'd somebody they signed to a guaranteed contract a little over a month ago. It doesn't make sense to them.The Kansas City Royals have an opportunity to take the divisionKansas City Royals introduce Matt Quatraro as manager.The Kansas City Royals will have a new manager for the 2023 season. They hired Matt Quatraro to be the team's 21st manager in franchise history. He has coaching experience, both with the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays.He started as a catching instructor with the Rays and transitioned to the team's minor league hitting coach. Quatraro would go on to be hired by the Guardians for the same role. He made his way back to the Rays to serve as their third base coach. The following year, they promoted him to bench coach.Not only does Quatraro have experience managing a club, he has experience in the American League Central, a division that has been predominantly up for grabs for anybody who wants it.The Kansas City Royals could shock some teams going into next season. They have a bunch of young talent that is ready to contribute at the big league level. If they can get quality seasons from some of their prospects, they could run away with this division and surprise everyone in the AL Central.

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