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ANALYSIS: Yes Yordano Ventura can be a wild and frustrating pitcher at times, but aren't the great ones just a little bit on the edgy side to begin with?
Ventura and the Royals have seemingly been on cruise control for the better part of two months in the AL Central. But he seems to have finally settled in to being the young stud pitcher they hoped he would become.
In his last three starts, Ventura has logged 19 IP, 3 ER, 21 K and 3 QS with 2 W. He also issued 6 BB in one of those games but his control issues and fluctuated up and down all season. Amazingly Ventura's BB/9 is down to a career best 2.99 this season giving hope that he truly has reigned in his control problems.
The BABIP of .301 is higher than his owners are used to and his ERA has spiked to 4.64 this season which has added to the concern.
The biggest change for Ventura has been his confidence to throw strikes and use his curveball to offset his electric fastball rather than his under developed cutter.
Bright days are ahead for Ventura and with a winning team behind him there should be no reason that Ventura can't grow even more into a top of the rotation starter that he is being groomed to become.
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