KELVIN HERRERA RUMORS
Tough loss will test Royals character
by John Viril—
Let’s not shy away from the truth. The Royals suffered a devastating loss Tuesday night to the Cleveland Indians.
Poised to win yet another low scoring game to hang onto second place in the Central Division, Kansas City relievers Kelvin Herrera and Tim Collins combined to surrender 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th to blow a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the ninth,...
Royals' Kelvin Herrera again is in command
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The most perplexing pitcher on the Royals' staff the first two months of the season was right-handed reliever Kelvin Herrera.
Blessed with a 100-mph fastball and a devastating changeup, Herrera, 23, has tantalized Royals fans with such electric stuff that he often appears unhittable.
And for the most part, he was in 2012, sporting a 2.35 ERA in 76 appearances...
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Kelvin Herrera’s up and down season
Everything was trending up for Kelvin Herrera.
It was April 16 and the flame-throwing right-hander already owned a win, two saves and two holds. He had struck out at least two batters in four of his first six appearances of the 2013 season and had yet to give up a run.
And all this was coming off the 2012 season in which he was one of baseball’s best setup men. Last season, Herrera...
Kansas City Royals Recall Louis Coleman, Option Kelvin Herrera
The Kansas City Royals swapped out right-handed relievers on Thursday, recalling Louis Coleman from their Triple-A Omaha minor league affiliate while optioning Kelvin Herrera to the same minor league outfit.
Coleman replaces Herrera on the active roster and has done very well in the minors this year, putting together a low 1.03 earned run average. He should be a solid component to...
Royals send RHP Herrera to minors
The Kansas City Royals have sent struggling reliever Kelvin Herrera to the minors.
The right-hander allowed eight home runs in 20 1-3 innings. The Royals optioned him to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Herrera was 2-4 with a 4.87 ERA in 19 relief appearances. He went 4-3 with a 2.35 ERA in 76 relief appearances last year, giving up just four home runs in 84 1-3 innings as a rookie...
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Its Herrera, not Moustakas, shipped back to Omaha
KANSAS CITY, Mo. That the Royals optioned a struggling young player to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday didn't come as a big surprise.
That the player was right-hander Kelvin Herrera and not third baseman Mike Moustakas probably did.
Herrera, who has given up eight home runs in 20 13 innings (he surrendered only four all last season), certainly qualified for a demotion. He already...
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A's complete sweep of Royals
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Yoenis Cespedes hit a leadoff home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.Cespedes hit his eighth homer, connecting against Kelvin Herrera (2-4).Jerry Blevins (3-0) pitched one scoreless inning. Ryan Cook worked the ninth for his first save of the season.Alex Gordon matched his...
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May 19, 2013
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Kelvin Herrera: Baseball Rainmaker
A year ago, one of baseball’s best individual player stories was Kris Medlen, of the Braves. Previously something of a forgotten man, Medlen threw 138 innings as a reliever and then as a starter, allowing just 26 runs and six dingers. The year before, Pirates sinkerballer Charlie Morton made a name for himself by starting 29 times and allowing just six dingers. The year before...
A MLB Closer: The Measure of a Man
Kelvin Herrera, a 102 mph high-five. Image courtesy of Minda Haas.
I just traded away a closer, which is something I most likely will do at least once more this season. While I’m not entirely of the “never pay for saves” crowd (you have to pay something for saves), I do treat saves as a fungible commodity. My working mindset is that there’s a good shot I can find the next...
Kelvin Herrera is Really Good
The title essentially speaks for itself. The Royals bullpen features many very good pitchers, one of which is Kelvin Herrera. Dave Cameron highlighted a recent performance from the Royals bullpen over at FanGraphs, a game in which Herrera faced four batters and struck out all four. Cameron also took to Twitter that day stating that Herrera may be the most underrated reliever...
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