Kansas City Royals: Do Not Be Surprised With Quiet Break

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Hill (18) – Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

Jeremy Hellickson (3.92 ERA), and Rich Hill (2.25 ERA) are the third tier pitching options.

Hellickson is an intriguing options, but again, he is a free agent after this year and he also is having the best year he has had since 2012.

Rich Hill seems like a pitcher the Royals could use in their rotation, only he is 36 years old, a free agent after this year, and hasn’t pitched a full season as a starter since 2007.

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The prospects that the Royals would have to give up to get one of the two wouldn’t be a large haul, but is it worth the four month rental?

Then you get the bottom tier pitching options like Jorge De La Rosa (5.74 ERA), Matt Moore (4.46 ERA), and Andrew Cashner (5.40 ERA). Rosa and Cashner all eligible for free agency after this year and Moore is eligible for free agency in 2018. None of these three options seem to be worth the prospects that would be traded.

These are the options the Royals have been rumored to be looking at.

Besides Sonny Gray, no one on this list is worth the trade. Even though the Royals are in desperate need of starting pitcher to help the rotation, they might have better luck trying to start someone they already have.

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As I said, I am someone who is all for splash moves. I love watching big trades happen and last year was a blast to watch. Would I be excited to see another year of splashes? Absolutely! With the crop of players the Royals could trade for, however, it would require prospects the organization can not afford to give up or simply not worth it.

What do you say? Should the Kansas City Royals make the move for one of the starting pitchers? Should the Royals trade for a position player? Or do the Royals have a pitcher within the organization that could help change the pitching around?

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