The last couple years, every time Royals manager Ned Yost would stop to buy a cup of coffee, he would tell the barista his name was Frank. The reason was simple: "I didn't want them staring at me -- 'Drink for Ned!' -- after losing 90 games a year," Yost said. That all changed when he stopped by a Starbucks on Wednesday. Yost was accompanied by former All-Star James Shields, who along with Wade Davis arrived in Kansas City as part of a blockbuster trade with Tampa Bay this past weekend that should instantly upgrade the Royals' rotation. "So now," Yost said, finishing his story, "I'm sitting there thinking, 'I'm not going to have to use Frank much longer.' I'm excited about that." Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8...ls-embrace-james-shields-wade-davis-rays-hope
