Perhaps Moore misread his name and thought Soria had an equally talented brother?

"The Royals moved to replenish their depth-depleted bullpen by signing former-Pittsburgh reliever Franquelis Osoria to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league camp.

Osoria, 27, was 4-3 with a 6.08 ERA last season for the Pirates in 43 games."
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I will be more impressed than ever with Moore's ability to build a bullpen on the cheap if this guy pitches well in the bigs in 2009. Ugly numbers (87H alllowed in 60.2 IP) last year, and not exactly dominant when he was in AAA, either. Looks like his recent, decent performance in the Dominican League convinced the Royals to take a shot. Hopefully we'll all be pleasantly surprised.

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I don't think this is one of Moore's diamonds in the rough

It’s a low cost, no risk move, so no big deal. But I don’t see much upside here. It’s not like he was a good minor league pitcher who just hasn’t been able to put it together in the majors yet. His K and BB numbers in the minors simply aren’t very good. But the good news is that I don’t think Moore sees this guy as a likely 2009 KC Royals reliever. Just depth with some upside (that Moore and his people see, but I don’t…but then again I don’t know anything about his tools).

This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.

by NYRoyal on Dec 1, 2008 6:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs