It’s no secret that the Royals have been a trainwreck this season. It’s also no secret what is currently the cause of all that destruction. The Royals’ pitching staff is just awful. Their biggest free-agent acquisition is currently the least valuable pitcher on the roster. Zack Greinke, their second largest free-agent acquisition, carries an ERA over 5 with all the advanced metrics agreeing that that is almost exactly where it should be.
Brad Keller has walked more batters than he has struck out. Brady Singer has seen his control slip from the progress he had made last season.