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Eric Cerantola Called Up to the Royals, Replacing Stephen Kolek. What Does He Bring to the Table?

Kansas City Royals On SI·Trey Donovan·26 days ago
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The Royals have made a roster move, sending down Stephen Kolek after a quality spot start, in place of Noah Cameron , against the Guardians on Tuesday. Coming up to replace him is intriguing bullpen arm Eric Cerantola. The Royals drafted him in the fifth round of the 2021 draft, and the 6'5" 26-year-old reliever will look to make an impact in the bullpen. Let's look at his season so far at Omaha that garnered the call-up. At AAA Omaha, Cerantola has been dynamite out of the Storm Chaser pen. In 12 games, he has a 1.42 ERA, five saves, 18 strikeouts, and a win in 12.2 innings pitched. The underlying numbers on him are also good with a 33.3% K-rate, 2.94 FIP, and an opponents batting average of .217 so far. A big proponent of his ascension is his slider, which has given batters fits as they have whiffed on 59.2% of the time on that pitch. That whiff rate is an 8% uptick from his 2025 season. He also features a mid-90s fastball and low-90s cutter, both of which have not had a lot of success this season.…

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