Johnny Cueto

     The acquisition of Johnny Cueto for the Kansas City Royals at the trade deadline earlier this season had Royals fans smiling all around the metro. Cueto's Kauffman Stadium debut gave all those fans hope that he would fit right in, and be the true ace that the Royals needed all season. This changed very quickly after a handful of rough starts it almost seemed like we gave away several good minor leaguers for a guaranteed loss overtime Cueto came around in the starting rotation. This came as a surprise to many fans, players, and analysts around the league because Cueto has always been known as an ace from his 7.5 year stint with the Cincinnati Reds.

     Going into the Post Season Johnny Cueto went 4-7 with the Royals and had an ERA of 4.76 which his second highest ERA of any season since his rookie season. His rocky start with the Royals brought up the question as to whether we would end up signing him for the 2016 season. After we clinched a Post Season berth it gave Johnny Cueto some extra time to prove if he is worthy or not. With these extra games after the regular season Cueto has time to prove himself and he did just that in Game 5 of the ALDS where he threw 8 innings and gave up only 2 hits and 2 runs. He now has possibly 2 more games of the ALCS to showcase he is worthy.