Royals call up Eric Cerantola

The Royals like his power arm, though, with a fastball that has reached 99-100 mph. Cerantola uses the heater a lot, which is why it can be vulnerable to contact with average movement and vert. His plus 82-87 mph breaking ball — he calls it a curveball — is sharp with good break and spin, missing bats and getting chase. Cerantola reintroduced a fringe-average-to-average changeup into his arsenal recently, and although he hasn’t used the 85-87 mph offering much, it will be helpful against lefties and could help the fastball play up. Kolek has made six starts for the Royals since being acquired from the Padres, and has a Quality Start (at least 6 innings, with 3 or fewer runs) in each, with a 2.31 ERA in a Royals uniform.