Kansas City Royals ace Danny Duffy has had a rough start to the season, and it didn't get any better on Friday. Duffy allowed four earned in six innings against the White Sox, and he only struck out three. He only walked one in this game, but his main problem so far this season has been his control. Currently, the percentage of his pitches that are in the strike zone is 43.8%. That's his lowest rate in five years. Unfortunately, he's also getting hit easily when he does get in the zone, as [...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy was going on three days rest, and the risk didn't pay off. Duffy left the game in the fifth inning with two runners on. Those runners would come around to score, eventually hanging six earned on Duffy. Duffy allowed 10 hits on the day and only struck out two. Manager Ned Yost and Duffy both insisted the poor performance was unrelated to the short rest, and Duffy was adamant that he felt great during and after the outing, even if it didn't yield the[...]

The Kansas City Royals will have starting pitcher Danny Duffy take the mound on short rest on Saturday. Following a double-header on Friday that included the team's first win of the season where the opposition scored a run (they were 0-14 in games where the other team scored), their ace will face off against the Tigers on Saturday. Duffy has pitched well in his last three outings, having surrendered just three earned runs in 17 innings while striking out 18. Unfortunately, his offense has left h[...]

In the second game of Tuesday's double-header, Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy continued to turn his season around. Duffy struggled early in 2018, giving up eight earned runs in 9 2/3 innings, with just eight strikeouts, in his first two starts. In his last two starts, he has 15 strikeouts and allowed just one earned run in 11 1/3 innings, including eight strikeouts in six innings against the Blue Jays. Duffy is looking to put together a third season of a sub-four ERA, but will b[...]

Monday night's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals was cancelled due to falling ice from the nearby CN Tower caused a hole in the roof over right field. The Blue Jays have already announced that they will host a traditional doubleheader tomorrow starting at 3:07 PM with Jaime Garcia slated to face Eric Skoglund, as was supposed to be the matchup today. J.A. Happ will oppose Danny Duffy in the second game.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy will need to put a rough Opening Day behind him after getting lit up by Chicago. After rolling through three innings, Duffy's fourth inning included surrendering three home runs to the south siders. He wouldn't return for the fifth inning, and the White Sox continued to dismantle the bullpen en route to a 14-7 loss for the Royals.

Kansas City Royals ace Danny Duffy threw some long toss on Sunday without issue, so he's currently on pace to pitch on Opening Day. Duffy suffered some tightness in his shoulder during his final spring start, so some concerns were swirling about whether the issue would continue into the regular season. He seems to have put those concerns to bed for now.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy (shoulder) was able to throw long toss on Sunday and declared himself ready for his scheduled Opening Day start on Thursday. Duffy was forced to leave Saturday's Cactus League start due to tightness in his shoulder, but it appears to be just a minor issue. He will take his place on the mound when the Royals open the season against James Shields and the White Sox on Thursday. Look to draft Duffy around pick 150, as he has nice value as an SP3/SP4.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy left Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks with left shoulder tightness, according to Rustin Dodd of The Athletic. The team is deeming it precautionary, so while tightness in the throwing shoulder sounds worrisome, it seems they avoided anything too serious. For what it is worth, Duffy does not think that he will miss his Opening Day start.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy was removed from Saturday's game with an injury, according to Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com. Manager Ned Yost checked with Duffy after he walked two batters against the Diamondbacks, and Duffy stayed in, but then spoke with the trainer and left the game. More information on the injury will be revealed, but this is not good news considering how close we are to the regular season. Looking to bounce back after going 9-10 with a 3.81 ERA last season, a D[...]