The Kansas City Royals' pitching was certainly their strong suit in 2025, finishing with the seventh best starter ERA as well as the seventh best reliever ERA in baseball.
This means anyone facing the Royals will have to gameplan to find some way to get to this above average staff. Fortunately for Cleveland Guardians though, they may've just introduced both Kansas City and the entire baseball world someone who could cause pitchers fits.
This of course, is Chase DeLauter, their No. 2 overall prospect according to MLB Pipeline who made his big league debut in Game 2 of Cleveland's AL Wild Card series versus the Detroit Tigers.