The decision to demote Yordano Ventura has supposedly been in the works for some time.
The decision appeared stunning on the surface — the Royals had named Ventura their Opening Day starter and lavished a $23 million contract upon him — but Kansas City had been contemplating Tuesday’s move for weeks. "We’re at a point where we’ve got to put our best guys out there," Yost said. "We’ve got to win games. We want to try to win this division. So performance matters."
Clark Fosler at Royals Authority was not alarmed by Yordano's outing on Monday.