“Arrived” is a delicate term in baseball, because it suggests a certain sense of permanence in a world of constant flux.
It’s an especially fragile assertion to make if the history of the apparent arrivee has been as erratic as it has been with Danny Duffy — and a tinge of a reminder of that uneven past resurfaced against Detroit on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium.
But even after Duffy surrendered three runs in five innings in what became a 10-4 Royals’ loss to the Tigers, believe this:
The essence of a profound change in him — and a pivotal one for the team — remains intact.