As hard as Ventura's personality will be to replace, the hole in the rotation is just as big -- especially this close to Spring Training.
"It's not at all insensitive," Duffy said at the Royals' FanFest. "It's a question that needs to be asked. We all think it.
"It takes a lot to say it. I've thought it, too. I don't know. But I know we're going to. We're going to recover.
"I think playing for him will give us plenty of incentive to empty the tank in every game. It's very hard. [It's a] difficult time.