When I first sat down and watched Yordano Ventura make his debut with the Kansas City Royals, I had no idea what to expect. I had heard of his flamethrowing abilities but truthfully didn’t follow his minor league career as much as I wanted to. When I watched his debut against the Cleveland Indians, I was surprised what I saw. A skinny, average height young lad confidently walking to the bump.
Yordano was the definition of the term, “looks can be deceiving.” When he reared back and fired the ball to Salvy for the first time, I was shocked.