Matt Quatraro

Decision cost by category

Record

66-82

wins-losses

Games

153

with decision data

Lineup

4.54 R 0.03 R/G

Bunts

3.02 R 0.02 R/G

IBBs

2.47 R 0.02 R/G

Relievers

50.34 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 4.54 R from lineup decisions, 50.34 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 3.02 R from bunts, 2.47 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 4.54 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 50.34 R BUNTS · 3.02 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 2.47 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 26th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 2.08 R
2 John Schneider TOR 2.33 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 2.34 R
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26 Matt Quatraro KC 4.54 R
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28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 5.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 5.45 R
30 Will Venable CWS 5.73 R

Bunt decisions

Matt Quatraro ranks 18th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.36 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.90 R
3 A.J. Hinch DET 0.93 R
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18 Matt Quatraro KC 3.02 R
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28 Pat Murphy MIL 4.74 R
29 John Schneider TOR 5.31 R
30 Kevin Cash TB 6.33 R

Intentional walks

Matt Quatraro ranks 10th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.71 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 1.37 R
3 A.J. Hinch DET 1.44 R
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10 Matt Quatraro KC 2.47 R
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28 Pat Murphy MIL 5.29 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 6.33 R
30 John Schneider TOR 6.59 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Sep 17 @ HOU L Ethan Pecko 2-6 +2.23

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.71 R

Sep 16 @ HOU W Cristian Javier 5-2 +0.01 Sep 15 @ HOU L Hunter Brown 2-4 +1.49

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.47 R

Sep 13 @ BOS L Payton Tolle 1-4 +2.43

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.42 R

Sep 12 @ BOS L Ranger Suarez 1-5 +2.69

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.45 R

Sep 11 @ BOS W Sonny Gray 3-2 +0.90 Sep 9 vs AZ W Michael Soroka 5-2 +0.06

Most costly decisions

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SEP 12 · @ BOS +2.69 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.45 R

vs Ranger Suarez · L 1-5

SEP 13 · @ BOS +2.43 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.42 R

vs Payton Tolle · L 1-4

SEP 17 · @ HOU +2.23 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.71 R

vs Ethan Pecko · L 2-6

SEP 15 · @ HOU +1.49 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.47 R

vs Hunter Brown · L 2-4

Tenure summary

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

Through 153 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 10.03 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 4.54 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 66-82 record places them 16 games under .500. Quatraro has called 26 sacrifice bunts (3.02 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 13 times for an expected cost of 2.47 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.