Despite his pedestrian ERA, Karns is performing like one of the game's best pitchers, and the window to buy him for cheap won't stay open for long.
The start of the 2017 season has not been good for the Kansas City Royals. Although they are playing better baseball as of late, they are 16-22 and in last place of the American League Central. Per our models, they are the second-worst team in the bigs with a 2.6% chance of making the postseason. Like I said, not good.
They could be even worse off if not for an offseason trade for starting pitcher Nate Karns, which may seem a bit surprising given that some wondered if Karns even had a role in the starting rotation when the deal was made.