Having a disastrously losing season isn’t all sunshine and roses, but one advantage it does lend a team is the ability to audition young players, let them grow their sea legs, and test them under the glare of something less than a microscope as the team hurtles towards irrelevancy in the 2018 season. The Royals have an opportunity over these last two months to see just what they have with some young players that may be Not Ready for Primetime Players, or may just be the next diamond in the rough.
One such pitcher is Heath Fillmyer, who continued an impressive run of starts by blanking the Cubs over seven innings, scattering just three hits in a 9-0 Royals win in the series finale against the Cubs.