It’s no secret that the KC Royals do not revel in their mediocre starting pitching and rely heavily on their lockdown bullpen. In fact, the Royals bullpen tossed a total of 539.1 innings in 2015, good for fifth on the total list. With the departure of Johnny Cueto and the addition of Ian Kennedy, the rotation should stack up as follows…(with Ventura and Volquez in interchangeable 1/2 roles).
While the top four members of the Royals pitching rotation seem to be locked in place and Chris Young is likely to retain his rotation spot, manager Ned Yost is indefinitely keeping an eye on possible replacements for the two backend men.