Some KC Royals Midweek Musings while missing baseball but realizing there are more important things confronting us:
Spring training good for lesser-known hurlers. While fan and media attention focused on front-line starters and relievers, four KC Royals non-roster invitees posted excellent Cactus League performances.
Leading the way were right-handers Yunior Marte and Arnaldo Hernandez, who joined Danny Duffy, Jakob Junis, Richard Lovelady, Jake Newberry, Trevor Rosenthal and Josh Staumont as the eight KC pitchers who held opponents scoreless.