It’s no secret: the KC Royals have struggled in a 3-6 start to the 2017 season. Jason Vargas has been the exception with two wins in as many starts.
There were questions about Kansas City’s starting rotation heading into the 2017. Those questions took on a new urgency after the death of Yordano Ventura in January. Any statistician knows two is not a very big sample size, but through his first two starts, Jason Vargas is doing his part to quell any misgivings about the KC Royals staff.
Vargas, while reliable, has not been exceptional throughout his career.