New Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Picollo talks with TV broadcast analyst and former big leaguer Rex Hudler, right, during batting practice before a June 2022 game against Houston. Picollo was promoted to the GM’s position Sept. 21 when owner John Sherman fired Dayton Moore, who oversaw the team’s ascendance from long-time futility to the 2015 world championship and back again. (COLIN E. BRALEY, /AP FILE PHOTO)
BY DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — New president of baseball operations J.J. Picollo wasted no time putting his thumb print…
