Royals may use Jackson Kowar as relief pitcher

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550},”type”:”oembed”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Kowar is out of options in 2024, so this year is crucial for Kansas City to figure out what the right-hander can be for the club moving forward.nn“There’s still a lot of us that think he’s a capable starter. There’s a lot of us that think he could go to the back end because he’s got the velocity and changeup,” Picollo said. “It’s just the effectiveness of the changeup has diminished a little bit because he doesn’t have other pitches to lean on. He needs to keep throwing pitches, not just one inning or two innings, as he develops that slider.”nnKowar wants to flip the script on the past two seasons. Whatever role the Royals need him to be in, he’s ready.nn“I don’t and can’t have the ego that I have to be one thing or the other,” Kowar said. “I would rather just help the guys win. At the end of the day, you get upset, and then what good is it going to do? Sit around and feel sorry for yourself? It’s just reality, and it’s OK. Might as well maximize my time here and get better.””,”type”:”markdown”}],”storyType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”summary”:”SURPRISE, Ariz. — Jackson Kowar allowed himself to be frustrated shortly after he was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday, but by Thursday morning, he was eager to put Kansas City’s plan into action.nThe Royals want and need Kowar to help them this year. The key to finding success,”,”tagline({“stripMarkdown”:false})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__typename”:”UnsupportedTagType”},”externalSourceName”:null,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__typename”:”UnsupportedTagType”},”externalSourceName”:”customentity.contributor”,”slug”:”anne-rogers”,”title”:”Anne Rogers”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__ref”:”Team:118″},”externalSourceName”:”team”,”slug”:”teamid-118″,”title”:”Kansas City Royals”,”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__ref”:”Player:663804″},”externalSourceName”:”player”,”slug”:”playerid-663804″,”title”:”Jackson Kowar”,”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”data”:{“__typename”:”UnsupportedTagType”},”externalSourceName”:”game”,”slug”:”gamepk-719090″,”title”:”2023/03/16…