KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have at least temporarily decided to remove struggling Chris Young from the starting rotation, with the veteran right-hander plagued by a 6.90 ERA and having allowed 26 home runs in 60 innings.
Young had been scheduled to start Sunday against the Mariners, but manager Ned Yost said that start will probably go to Dillon Gee or Brian Flynn, depending on who might be needed relief-wise in the opening three games of the Seattle series. Yost added that Brooks Pounders might have been in the starter discussion, but Pounders could only go up to around the 60-pitch mark.