Matt Quatraro

Decision cost by category

Record

47-65

wins-losses

Games

113

with decision data

Lineup

3.67 R 0.03 R/G

Bunts

2.25 R 0.02 R/G

IBBs

1.80 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

38.48 R 0.34 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 3.67 R from lineup decisions, 38.48 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 2.25 R from bunts, 1.80 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 3.67 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 38.48 R BUNTS · 2.25 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 1.80 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 24th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
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24 Matt Quatraro KC 3.67 R
…
28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

Matt Quatraro ranks 19th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
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19 Matt Quatraro KC 2.25 R
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28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

Matt Quatraro ranks 8th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
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8 Matt Quatraro KC 1.80 R
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28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 2 @ COL L Kyle Freeland 1-8 +3.96

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.53 R

Aug 1 @ COL L Ryan Feltner 6-12 +0.48 Jul 31 @ COL L Tomoyuki Sugano 1-3 +2.86

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.85 R

Jul 30 @ MIN L Bailey Ober 3-4 +1.37

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~0.86 R

Jul 29 @ MIN W Joe Ryan 4-0 +0.13 Jul 28 @ MIN L Taj Bradley 2-3 +1.97

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.64 R

Jul 26 @ DET W Framber Valdez 5-4 +0.55

Most costly decisions

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AUG 2 · @ COL +3.96 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.53 R

vs Kyle Freeland · L 1-8

JUL 31 · @ COL +2.86 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.85 R

vs Tomoyuki Sugano · L 1-3

JUL 28 · @ MIN +1.97 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.64 R

vs Taj Bradley · L 2-3

JUL 30 · @ MIN +1.37 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~0.86 R

vs Bailey Ober · L 3-4

Tenure summary

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

Through 113 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 7.72 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 3.67 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 47-65 record places them 18 games under .500. Quatraro has called 19 sacrifice bunts (2.25 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 10 times for an expected cost of 1.80 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.