We are taking a look this week at topics covered in this column at various times throughout the 2010 season, and updating them to see what, if any, progress has been made.
• The Kansas City Royals without Hillman: On June 13, the Baseball Bullet-In theme was the firing of Trey Hillman as manager of the Royals after more than two years on the job. When Hillman was let go on May 13, and replaced by Ned Yost, the Royals had a record of 12-23 (.343 winning percentage) and were last in the American League Central Division.