Royals manager Ned Yost said Friday that Felipe Paulino and lefty Danny Duffy have "a leg up" on the competition for the final two spots in the starting rotation. Not a surprise. Paulino tossed two scoreless innings in his spring debut Thursday against the Rockies while Duffy struck out five of the six batters he faced in two hitless innings in his first Cactus League start Friday. Yost called Aaron Crow a "contingency plan" for the rotation and also mentioned Everett Teaford, Luis Mendoza, Vin Mazzaro and Sean O'Sullivan as possibilities, but Paulino and Duffy are the clear favorites.