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Originally Posted by DeepSouth
Don't you have to assume that some of the young pitchers in the Royals system actually make it to the big leagues?
Would a starting five in 2015 be so bad if it was;
Zimmer
Vargus
Guthrie
Duffy
Ventura
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If Duffy and Ventura are pitching out of the 4/5 spots after the coming season, it's likely they've disappointed a bit.
And for Zimmer to move from starting in AA in 2014 to anchoring a rotation in 2015 would require him to have a Verlander-like debut. Would be awesome, but I'm not going to count on it.
The Royals' best chance for long-term success would be hitting on Zimmer, Duffy, Ventura and Sean Manaea. That would be akin to the A's hitting on Mulder, Hudson, and Zito... not a real likely outcome, but a fun one to think about.