Is it time to move the fences in at The K once more?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. It's the debate Royals fans and Royals players as well -- love to have:
Should the Royals move the fences in once again at spacious Kauffman Stadium?
The discussion takes on some added meaning this season no doubt because of the Royals' power shortage. They are last in the American League in home runs with 25, with just 10 of those coming at Kauffman...
Hochevar finally finds his niche with Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. In some respects, Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar became the poster child for the team's losing ways over the past few years.
A former No. 1 overall pick, Hochevar not only fell far short of those lofty expectations, he became the target of misdirected anger from all angles from fans, bloggers and media. The more the team lost, and the more Hochevar lost...
Kansas City Royals Power Rankings
It’s week two of the I70 Baseball Royals Power Rankings, and to say this week didn’t go well would be an understatement. The Royals defense was atrocious and their hitting and pitching weren’t too far behind. Let’s take a look at the power rankings through May 12.
#5 Ervin Santana- (Previously: #2) Santana saw his ERA “balloon” to 2.79 with a couple of mediocre starts...
What is the worst Ned Yost decision of 2013?
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What is the worst Ned Yost decision of 2013?
Pulling James Shields with a 1-0 lead vs. ChicagoInserting Luke Hochevar in a 3-3 game in the 8th with a runner on vs. BaltimoreInserting Luke Hochevar trailing 6-4 vs. Toronto with 2 runners on base in rhe 6thTelling Luke...
Orioles 4, Royals 3
The Baltimore Orioles usually like to slug their way to victory.
On this occasion, they were quite content to get the pivotal run via a walk, an errant pickoff throw and a well-placed fly ball.
Matt Wieters drove in three runs, including the tiebreaker in the eighth inning, and the Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Tuesday night on a soggy night at Camden Yards.
After blowing...
What is the Worst Decision Ned Yost has Made this Season (poll)
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Which is the worst decision Ned Yost has made this season:
1) Removing James Shields before the 9th inning with a 1-0 lead vs. the Chicago White Sox on 5/06/13
2) Inserting Luke Hochevar into a 3-3 game in the 8th inning with a runner on base vs. Baltimore on 5/07/13
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Luke Hochevar finding his niche as a reliever
It’s pretty easy to point out all the bad decisions the Royals organization made over the years. But they’ve made some right decisions and one of them was to make Luke Hochevar a reliever.
With all the improvements the Royals made to the starting rotation, moving Hochevar to the bullpen was a no-brainier. In his 127 games as a starter, Hochevar had a 5.45 ERA, giving up 94 home...
COUNT TO THREE...
Ump punches out batter on second strike
Umpires have long and mostly thankless jobs at the end of the day, and they should be afforded a mistake or two. Paul Emmel made his mistake during the fifth inning of the Indians and Royals game on Monday night. Emmel punched out batter Lonnie Chisenhall on his second strike from Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar, however due to those pesky MLB rules the batter was not actually out...
Royals finally using Luke Hochevar Correctly
by John Viril—
Internet wags clobbered Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore when he decided to keep pitcher Luke Hochevar for a 1-year $4.5 contract this off-season. I must confess that I was among their number. In my own defense, I blasted the move because I was convinced that the Royals would simply put him in the same situation in which he had failed so many times before—a rotation...
Move to bullpen could boost Hochevar's career
KANSAS CITY, Mo. If the Royals don't in fact trade Luke Hochevar before the regular season starts, they just might find that switching him to the bullpen was a move long overdue.
Hochevar just might excel in his new role.
To be fair, general manager Dayton Moore and manager Ned Yost didn't really have the option of switching Hochevar to the bullpen the past few years....
Hochevar works 2 perfect innings in relief
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Luke Hochevar is adapting to a new role.
Hochevar worked two perfect innings in relief, David Lough had two more hits and a Kansas City Royals split-squad rallied to beat a San Diego Padres split-squad 7-5 on Friday.
Hochevar, the first player selected in the 2006 draft, was sent to the bullpen Wednesday after struggling the past five seasons as a starter...
The Royals Send Luke Hochevar To The Bullpen
It’s been a bumpy and inconsistent ride for Luke Hochevar, the former 2006 No. 1 overall draft pick. Except for a few bullpen outings early in his career, Hochevar was a starter for the Royals since 2008. With the team’s upgrades to the starting rotation, Hochevar, Bruce Chen and Luis Mendoza were in competition for the fifth starting spot. But after two spring starts, the Royals...
Royals accept Reality, Move Hochevar to Pen
by John Viril—
This morning, Royals manager Ned Yost announced that Luke Hochevar was no longer part of the competition for no. 5 starter and will be moved to the pen. At long last, the team has accepted that former no. 1 overall pick Hochevar is not a starter in major league baseball.
Finally, they have accepted reality.
This small dose of common sense bodes well for the success...
Royals 8, Athletics 2
Bruce Chen and Luke Hochevar combined to allow one run in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals remained undefeated for spring training with an 8-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
Oakland's Bartolo Colon, gave up five runs and seven hits in two innings. The 39-year-old right-hander has allowed eight runs - six earned - on 12 hits in four innings in losing his...
Chen and Hochevar pitch Royals past Athletics
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Bruce Chen and Luke Hochevar combined to allow one run in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals remained undefeated for spring training with an 8-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
Oakland's Bartolo Colon, gave up five runs and seven hits in two innings. The 39-year-old right-hander has allowed eight runs -- six earned -- on 12 hits in...
Inconsistent Hochevar looks for spot in rotation
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Luke Hochevar is a paradox.
"You break down Luke's starts last season, half of them were at the top of the league," Royals manager Ned Yost said Sunday. "The other half were at the bottom of the league. So it's just inconsistency."
Hochevar had an 8-0 record with a 2.38 ERA in the 13 starts he made that Kansas City won, according...
3 Reasons Why the Kansas City Royals should win the A.L. Central in 2013
Before you start reading this remember that the title of the article states that the Kansas City Royals “should” win the A.L. Central. I know many of you chuckled when you read it and many more probably threw out a “WTF”. Believe me, I get that. After following an organization for over 30 years [...]
Royals This and That
Royals news is slow this time of year, but a few things happened last week.
The World Baseball Classic announced provisional rosters and nine Royals will be a part of the Classic. Players include left-handed pitchers Bruce Chen (China) and Tim Collins (USA), right-handed pitchers Kelvin Herrera (Dominican Republic), Luis Mendoza (Mexico), J.C. Sulbaran (The Netherlands), catcher...
Hochevar understands career crossroads
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The math is simple. Four candidates, maybe more, and just one spot open at the bottom of the Royals' rotation.
And the losers in the fight for the Royals' fifth spot will go directly to the bullpen, perhaps the minors, or perhaps even to the waiver wire.
That's the situation ever since Royals general manager Dayton Moore pulled the trigger on the team...
Royals reach 1-year deal with RHP Luke Hochevar
The Kansas City Royals had already decided to give Luke Hochevar another chance.
Now they know exactly how much it's going to cost.
The Royals agreed to a one-year, $4.65 million deal with the right-hander on Friday to avoid arbitration. The deal includes up to $100,000 in performance bonuses.
Hochevar made 29 starts last season, going 8-16 with a 5.73 ERA. The former No....
Royals agree to terms with Hochevar
Courtesy: Kansas City Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Royals announced today that the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with right-handed pitcher Luke Hochevar for the 2013 season, avoiding arbitration. Consistent with club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The Royals have now signed all arbitration-eligible players for the 2013 season.
The...
Royals Rumors: Should KC Trade Luke Hochevar, Jeff Francoeur?
While he says that either starting pitcher Luke Hochevar or outfielder
Jeff Francoeur could be traded this offseason, Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star
doesn’t believe the Kansas City Royals will simply dump either player.
Understand many want @royals to dump Hochevar and Francoeur for whatever available. Either could be traded. Don't see either being dumped.
— Bob...
Hochevar turnaround still important to Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The wheeling and dealing this off-season from Royals general manager Dayton Moore has provided pitching coach Dave Eiland something he never had in his first year on the job in 2012 four legitimate big-league starters in the Royals rotation.
Now, imagine if somehow Eiland is able to fix the talented but perennially perplexing Luke Hochevar, who is in the running...
Royals might not be finished Dealing
by John Viril—
In the aftermath of Sunday’s Shields/Myers mega-trade (since upstaged by the Choo/Bauer 9-player deal between the Reds, Indians and Diamondbacks), most pundits have ignored the current makeup of the Royals’ roster. With Wade Davis slotted to start, Kansas City now has four pitchers competing for one rotation slot.
Yet, Royals GM Dayton Moore just signed two rehabbing...
Royals Rumors: KC Attempting to Trade Luke Hochevar, Bruce Chen
The Kansas City Royals are “calling everyone” in an effort
to trade right-hander Luke Hochevar and left-hander Bruce Chen, reports Jeff
Passan of Yahoo! Sports.
Sources: Royals "calling everyone" to trade Luke Hochevar and Bruce Chen. KC accelerating timetable to acquire starter, wants to free up $.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 29, 2012
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