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	ROYAL UPGRADE Shields, Davis acquisitions make immediate impact for pitching rotation


	Kansas City Royals pitcher James Shields, center, held up his new jersey, flanked by Royals general manager Dayton Moore, left, and Royals head coach Ned Yost, during a press conference at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday. View Larger

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The last couple years, every time that Royals manager Ned Yost would stop to buy a cup of coffee, he would tell the barista his name was Frank.

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