The Royals fall from grace since their world championship in 2015 has not been smooth. After two mediocre seasons in 2016 and 2017, the wheels finally fell off in 2018.
And it isn’t hyperbolic to say that the wheels fell off, as they currently sit at 47 games below .500.
Similarly, James Shields’ fall from grace since his 18th AL MVP finish 2014 has been a tad rough.
Since 2015, no pitcher with at least 600 IP has had a higher ERA than that of James Shields.
In fact, the bloated 4.