The Royals are going into the 2021 season with several questions about their roster. They are flush with young, unproven pitchers in the high-minors and current rotation, while lacking much veteran presence or a true work-horse in the rotation.
Enter Iván Nova.
Nova, going into his age-34 season, is a perfect fit for the Kansas City Royals rotation. From 2016 to 2019, he average over 174 innings pitched per season, an ERA in the low 4s and about 2 WAR each season. His 2020 was terrible, but he made only four starts pitched 19 innings, so I don’t feel there’s much there to speculate on.