The Kansas City Royals top four in the pitching rotation are better ranked in the American League in ERA than any previous starting four in franchise history.
If you compare the 1975 starting rotation the rotation ranked in ERA in the AL:
Steve Busby #10
Marty Pattin #14
Al Fitzmorris #17
Dennis Leonard #20
The top four 2024 Royals starters are all in the top twelve in the AL:
Seth Lugo #4
Michael Wacha #9
Cole Ragans #10
Brady Singer #12
These are the playoff starters. So comparing pitchers relative to their rank in ERA in the AL, this Royals may well be best ever.
Time will tell if this staff can carry the team through the playoffs. They will match up well to any competition. The Houston Astros have three starters in the top 14 and the Baltimore
Orioles have two in the top 13.
Your thoughts?
5 comments
I mean, James Shields was pretty good.
2024?
Relative to what?
Use ERA- so you can compare apples to apples.
I love what Wacha has given us. Bro has just come and balled out for us, leaving it all on the field each time. Hasn’t been pretty every time, but he is grinding it out to get us somewhere with every pitch. This is a guy that wants to get back to the post-season to make another run at it.