[Chiefspants]

It's amazing to me that there are still "Cueto deniers" among the Royals fandom, rather, folks who say Cueto wasn't necessary to the Royals 2015 title. They used to say the trade was "too expensive." Now that everyone involved in that trade has more or less burned out, they say things like "well the Royals scored 7 runs both games he started lel" as justification that the trade wasn't worth it.

The dude pitched two two hitters in the postseason. Cueto was gold, and if Chris Young got jumped for 5 runs against the Stros in Game 5, we wouldn't have had a chance to score 7 runs if Hinch doesn't pull McHugh too early (someone who probably mastered the Royals style better than any other pitcher that postseason).