If you’ve ever had a case of strep throat, you know how excruciating it can be. Your throat feels like it’s on fire. Still, while you might (almost certainly will) treat the pain, it would be foolish to behave as if that’s all that strep throat is. If you don’t treat it with antibiotics, it can spread and eventually kill you. The sore throat is bad, but it’s really just a symptom of what’s really wrong.
The Royals’ pitchers’ walking woes are just a symptom of a larger problem, one that is killing this team’s chances of winning even if they were to suddenly field a competent offense.