Seth Lugo has meant a lot to the Kansas City Royals. He's almost had a James Shields-like impact on this team.
The year before Lugo arrived, this was a 56-win baseball team. One year later, Lugo led the Royals to 86 wins. He brought instant credibility to the Royals staff en route to finishing 2nd in the Cy Young voting behind Tarik Skubal.
Lugo is in the midst of another stellar season for the Royals, with a 2.94 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 107 innings. In his last 10 starts, he's gone at least six innings in six of them.