To say that Kyle Zimmer has had a difficult path to the major leagues would be putting it mildly. The former 5th overall pick by the Kansas City Royals in the 2012 MLB Draft was highly touted coming out of the University of San Francisco, tossing 88.1 innings while striking out 104 batters and walking just 17 batters. He spun a 2.85 ERA and it looked like the Royals were going to have their front-line starter for the next decade.
However, it didn’t play out that way after undergoing shoulder surgery in October 2014, his days of being a regular starter were pretty much over.