Report: Royals have offered Ventura in trade talks

The Kansas City Royals have reportedly grown weary of Yordano Ventura.

On Wednesday morning, only a few hours after the combative right-hander triggered a brawl at Camden Yards by hitting Manny Machado with a 99-mph fastball, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported that executives from two teams said the Royals have offered Ventura in trade talks within the past month.

Once considered a major part of the Royals' future, Ventura continues to cause headaches for those in Kansas City's clubhouse and front office - last year, the 25-year-old incited bench-clearing incidents in three consecutive starts - and even manager Ned Yost admitted after Tuesday's melee that his teammates are "probably" frustrated by his antics.

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Though the Royals have stood by Ventura in the past, given the increasing gulf between his stuff and effectiveness - he throws 99 mph, but owns a 5.32 ERA (81 ERA+) with a 14.7 percent strikeout rate in 12 starts this year - the reigning World Series champions are curious to see if other teams are interested in their hard-throwing Dominican.

Ventura, who insisted the pitch that hit Machado merely "got away" from him, will make only $21.25 million over the next three seasons, and with a pair of $12-million team options potentially keeping him under team control through 2021, rival clubs may be willing to take a chance on him, even if they envision him in a relief role.

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