Matt Quatraro

Decision cost by category

Record

32-45

wins-losses

Games

76

with decision data

Lineup

3.03 R 0.04 R/G

Bunts

1.49 R 0.02 R/G

IBBs

1.20 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

27.67 R 0.36 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Kansas City Royals cost themselves 3.03 R from lineup decisions, 27.67 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 1.49 R from bunts, 1.20 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 3.03 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 27.67 R BUNTS · 1.49 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 1.20 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Matt Quatraro ranks 25th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 0.87 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.08 R
3 Pat Murphy MIL 1.26 R
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25 Matt Quatraro KC 3.03 R
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28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 3.71 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 3.84 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.08 R

Bunt decisions

Matt Quatraro ranks 19th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Walt Weiss ATL 0.00 R
2 Aaron Boone NYY 0.09 R
3 A.J. Hinch DET 0.39 R
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19 Matt Quatraro KC 1.49 R
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28 Torey Lovullo AZ 2.80 R
29 Pat Murphy MIL 2.76 R
30 Will Venable CWS 2.88 R

Intentional walks

Matt Quatraro ranks 10th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Don Mattingly PHI 0.11 R
2 Chad Tracy BOS 0.17 R
3 Walt Weiss ATL 0.33 R
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10 Matt Quatraro KC 1.20 R
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28 Terry Francona CIN 2.90 R
29 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.42 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.11 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Jun 19 vs STL W Michael McGreevy 6-5 +0.00 Jun 18 vs STL W Justin Bruihl 14-6 +0.62

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.62 R

Jun 17 @ WSH W Zack Littell 6-2 +1.31

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~1.11 R

Jun 16 @ WSH L Foster Griffin 4-6 +0.05 Jun 15 @ WSH L Andrew Alvarez 3-7 +5.80

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~5.38 R

Jun 14 vs HOU W Spencer Arrighetti 4-0 +0.26 Jun 13 vs HOU L Mike Burrows 7-8 +0.76

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.76 R

Most costly decisions

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JUN 15 · @ WSH +5.80 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~5.38 R

vs Andrew Alvarez · L 3-7

JUN 17 · @ WSH +1.31 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~1.11 R

vs Zack Littell · W 6-2

JUN 13 · vs HOU +0.76 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~0.76 R

vs Mike Burrows · L 7-8

JUN 18 · vs STL +0.62 R/G

Pulled too late cost ~0.62 R

vs Justin Bruihl · W 14-6

Tenure summary

Matt Quatraro manages the Kansas City Royals, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 76 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 5.72 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 3.03 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 32-45 record places them 13 games under .500. Quatraro has called 12 sacrifice bunts (1.49 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 7 times for an expected cost of 1.20 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Matt Quatraro's tenure as Royals manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.