kansascity.royals.mlb.com - 3/31/2009
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PHOENIX -- Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar was disappointed but took his demotion to Triple-A Omaha in stride on Tuesday. Hochevar was one of the prime candidates for the last two spots in the starting rotation and his departure leaves that battle to right-handers Sidney Ponson and Brian ...
kansascity.com - 4/1/2009
ranyontheroyals.com - 4/2/2009
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ranyontheroyals.com —
So after my last post I decided to
give the Royals 24 hours to think about the
consequences of their decision, in the hopes that maybe they would come to their senses. Instead, they made it official, demoting Luke Hochevar to Omaha in order to clear a ...
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Ponson vs. Hochevar.
royalsblog.kansascity.com - 4/1/2009
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royalsblog.kansascity.com —
Royals news of the day is obviously Luke
Hochevar's demotion to Omaha. Up front I will say
it's not the move I would've made, but I understand the thinking, and will try to explain it here: Sidney Ponson has a clause in his contract that allows him ...
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Hochevar should rent (not buy) in Omaha, in a move that ...
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Royals Option Luke Hochevar to Omaha in Likely Free Agent Clock Move
Royals Review —
The Royals have sent Luke Hochevar to Omaha.
Why? I'm not sure. In an immediate baseball sense, I don't get it. He has a much higher upside than the guys he "lost" this rotation battle to (Bannister, Ho-Ram, Ponson) and he was seemingly better than them this Spring.
As has been speculated for awhile now, if the Royals stash Hochevar in Omaha for a month or so, they may be able to eek out another year of salary control for Hochevar. Essentially, the Royals, if they time it right, will be able to have two partial seasons of Hochevar for the ...
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As we head into the home stretch of Spring Training, Dayton Moore is getting close to setting the roster for Opening Day. There have been some surprises along the way and some givens. One of the surprises was Jimmy Gobble being released (he’s since signed with the Rangers and then was released by them). Another one of the surprises was Luke Hochevar being sent to Omaha recently. After going 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 16.1 IP this spring, it looked like he had a lock on the fifth spot in the starting rotation. Not so, though. Hillman pointed out a couple of things Hochevar needs to work on: “There are things he needs to finish off to be more ...
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