Royals Pitching Crisis Deepens | Kansas City Royals News

The Royals’ pitching staff is in crisis as young ace Stephen Kolek goes on the 15-day IL with a right flexor strain, forcing a second opinion and adding to an already depleted roster missing Cole Ragans, Kris Bubic, Carlos Estévez, Ryan Bergert, and Ben Kudrna. With Wacha and Lugo anchoring the rotation, the team is relying on emerging arms Luinder Avila (set to start today vs. Giants) and Noah Cameron, plus veteran Randy Dobnak, to keep them afloat while they wait for updates on Kolek and the rest of their injured pitchers. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8e4f14482013bf82