Agree with all of that. Loved the young deal last year, hated the new deal.

Young hasn't been that bad. We should have won his first start, and he certainly kept us in the game yesterday. We haven't been able to hit when he's been on the mound.

I'm not sure if they'll make Young start 35 games, but I'd sure like to have him around in the playoffs. $6 million a year for a guy like him is practically nothing in today's baseball. He can give you 5 IP/2 runs as a starter, or you can bring him in for one time through the order in an extra inning game.

Young was very valuable down the stretch last year. I'm not throwing in the towel over 2 starts, but it is nice to have some other options if he doesn't pull it together.

The Royals have scored a total of 2 runs in the three games while Young has been on the mound. He's been pretty bad in two of his three starts, but he has had no help whatsoever.

I'd say Wang gets some shots first, then depending on recovery mid to late May and going with Mike Minor anyone?

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I'd be ok with wang or Duffy getting next shot if young struggles over next 3-4 starts.

Edit: To add I think it's important to try and limit young's innings a bit as well.

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If Duffy gets the shot it will probably be list absolute last shot as a starter with the Royals. He seems comfy in the dugout and it's nice to have a lefty, even though we pretty much never bring in a lefty just to get a lefty out. I'd guess they would be reticent to move him.

It is pretty amazing they are 8-4 with ONE starting position player batting above .255. Gordon's 18k in 39 ABs is impressively bad. Soria sporting a 1.94 whip might be the most concerning of all though.

Defense doesn't slump.

Alex has always been a K machine so he'll get hot at some point for about a month. But eventually a lack of taking walks and little power has to catch up to us, can't live on RISP success forever

Jon Lester still can't throw to first.

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I'll trade ya John Danks for Chris Young lol

Those wondering what's wrong with Gordo are either football fan converts who are following the sport more closely or have criminally short memories. Gordon is by far the streakiest player of the Royals, if he's not red hot out of the gate than he's ice cold. Let's look at some data.

2016 (through 12 games):
.233/.313/.279

2012 (through 12 games):
.149/.245/.234

2014 (through 12 games):
.250/.292/.409

2015 (through 12 games):
.214/.389/.250

In the years not listed (2011 & 2013) Gordon had red hot numbers that would have been MVP caliber had he maintained that stretch through the season. Gordon is rarely a constant in the line-up, he's either an MVP or he's Siberia. What remains consistent is his generational defense.

Kinsler lets the ball drop in order to switch runners on first base from the fast guy to the slow guy.

I listened to all 4 announcer groups (2 TV, 2 Radio) and 3 of them got it wrong at first, only the Detriot radio announcers knew it was a legal play and applauded him right away, the rest of them somehow didn't know the infield fly rule required 2 runners on base.