 | irishgit (135)
07/05/2007 | About a 3.5. Under-rated then and now, and seemingly largely forgotten, they had several standouts in Saberhagen, Leonard, Black and Jackson, all of whom put some good years together. Were a big part of the reason the Royals were always in the hunt during this era, and have seldom been since.
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 | oscargamblesfro (75)
07/05/2007 | Never what you'd call a great staff, but a good and underrated one that churned out a lot of quality pitchers: Dennis Leonard won 20 games three times, and was a consistent pitcher until he got hurt. Larry Gura was deadwood before he came here, but turned into a crafty, junkballing lefty and had some good years. Paul Splittorff won 20 games in '73, 19 in '77, and was a noted Yankee killer, for which he should be endowed with a lifetime pension... Steve Busby had some fine years, threw hard,and also threw a pair of no hitters before he got hurt. Marty Pattin was a dependable veteran. Saberhagen had some great years, and they also produced guys like Danny Jackson, Bud Black, and Mark Gubicza in these years. About 3.5
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