Dayton Moore has long emphasized starting pitching, at one time imagining a rotation that could produce 1,000 innings. But since his first full season in 2007, the Royals have the third-worst starting pitcher ERA in baseball.
That could be about to change as a crop of young pitching prospects makes its way up with Brady Singer and Kris Bubic already holding their own in 2020. Jackson Kowar, Daniel Lynch, Asa Lacy, and others could soon follow, but the Royals may look for a free agent starting pitcher to anchor the staff as those youngsters get their feet wet.