KANSAS CITY -- The Kyle Zimmer story has been one of the most fascinating and well-documented tales in recent Royals history.
Zimmer, the Royals' first-round pick in 2012, appeared to have all the talent to be a top-of-the-rotation pitcher. But he has stood by and watched his career besieged by injuries -- four surgeries to date ranging from his right shoulder to thoracic outlet syndrome -- and numerous comebacks, none of which offered much promise.
But a glimmer of hope emerged last fall when MLB.com spoke to Zimmer upon his completion of the revolutionary Driveline Baseball program in Seattle.