1) So I have said a "good Royals start" was going at least 5.0 Inn giving up 2 ER or fewer. We went 67-13 last year when we did so ( just 19-7 this year)
2) A "MLB quality start" is going at least 6.0 Inn giving up 3ERs or fewer.
So in the first 11 starts this year by Volkie Kennedy and Ventura, we had...
11 "Good Royals Starts" (some of these were MLB quality too) All 11 had 2ERs or less.
Since then, of the 23 starts by those 3 pitchers....
8 have been "Good Royal starts".
3 others were "MLB quality start" (giving up the 3 ERs)
12 failed to do either
* I did not count the Kennedy start that was cut short by the rain delay.
Duffy has showed some promise, but these 3 need to be better, especially Volkie/Ventura