Yordano Ventura, he of firebreathing properties, burnt the
aquatic Tampa Bay Rays to a crisp yesterday evening. Unfortunately, Chris
Archer shot down the flailing Royals offense, too, so nobody did anything on
offense until the starters exited the stage. Pitcher’s duels aren’t without their
merit, though. Given that Yordano Ventura is the most-hyped Royals pitching
prospect since probably Zack Greinke, it seems fitting to overanalyze and
overreact to Yordano’s* performance last night.
*Ventura’s nickname
appears to be “Ace Ventura”, but in keeping with Royals tradition, I’m sure Ned
Yost will refer to him as “Yordy” at some point, if he hasn’t already.
