Here's how the Royals starting pitchers rank in the AL according to some fun rate stats: K/9 5.56 14th BB/9 3.09 10th K/BB 1.80 14th HR/9 1.12 13th AVG against .287 14th WHIP 1.50 14th BABIP .314 14th LOB% 67.6% 14th ERA 5.14 14th FIP 4.55 13th xFIP 4.32 tied for 12th tERA 5.06 13th SIERA 4.37 13th This does not include the Boom Boom meltdown because he went into that game as a reliever. Everyone involved with this pathetic excuse for pitching needs to go except for Duffy and Paulino. This includes management. Next offseason it's tiime to break out the checkbook and make a trade or two, Dayton, if you're still here.