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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
There was understandably some fatigue on Royals pitching prospects at this point last year. Then Ventura went out, dominated at AA and performed very well at AAA, especially for his age.
Ventura's success at AAA came about the time the light clicked on for Kyle Zimmer and he went on a tear at A+ and AA.
Each has succeeded at a higher level/more impressive level than any of the Royals top 5 guys in 2011.
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This.
Early in the year, there was some dreaming about trading for Stanton. I'm confident Ventura's name will likely be in that mix. By the end of last year, though, Ventura was moving out of "prospect" status.