No pitcher survives without confidence. It takes a different type of confidence to not bat an eye and admit you weren’t ready despite having enjoyed great success. Royals prospect Richard Lovelady has put up impressive statistics in the minors, and he’s knocking on the big-league door.
He’s also not afraid to admit he shouldn’t have made it to the majors in 2018.
“At that point, obviously I had the numbers to show, but I don’t think I was ready myself,” Lovelady said of not being called up in September. “I only had two pitches, and that’s easy enough to sniff out in the big leagues.