He also needs to be part psychologist as well. Last season Garber had Dermal Brown, the No. 1 pick by Kansas City in the 1996 draft, to start the year in Wilmington before he moved quickly to Class AA and eventually his big-league debut with the Royals. Garber had plenty of chances to watch in the minors. During one five-year stretch as a player in the Kansas City farm system he was a regular just one of those seasons. He is also a great role model.
Baseball is ultimately a game of failure.
You have to be able to relate to players. He says that Babcock told him he had a chance to start as a freshman. Garber was drafted in 1988 by the Royals and reported to Eugene in the rookie Northwest League. He was signed by the late Kansas City scout Bob Carter and has been with the organization ever since. After minor league spring training in 1994 with Kansas City he was named the Dick Howser Award winner, in memory of the late Royals' manager.