Luke Hochevar : Joakim Soria's Future Setup Man?
I tried to find why Luke can't pitch worth a damn after ~2 innings.
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Jeff Zimmerman
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Great work
I’m not sure how any additional time in AAA or as a MLB starter is going to result in the drastic improvement he would need to be a good starting pitcher. I don’t think it’s an issue of Luke “learning how to pitch.” He’s had plenty of time to figure things out.
Whether it’s just purely arm strength/mechanics or even something mental, I think he (and the Royals) would benefit by putting Ponson back in the #5 SP slot and letting Luke work out of the pen.
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Get something out of him. It’s not like our middle relief has been so great, either.
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by philofthenorth on Jun 1, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Would have been great time to see him work out of the pen last week and the upcoming week.
If you were thinking, you wouldn't have thought that.
I'm for anyone who can consistently get people out
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by buddyball on Jun 1, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Lends a little credence to what
GMDM said about why they left him in Omaha at the beginning of the year. Is the sample size large enough?
Would be a good idea
So that we can later deal him for a first baseman who can’t field or a centerfielder who can’t hit.
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or, even better, Jeff Francoeur
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by Matt Klaassen on Jun 2, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
That would be fine
just be sure and get SOME value out of him.
In the past, this organization misidentified skillset of many a pitcher, and traded them only to find other orgs switch the pitcher’s role and benefit from it. I will cite Tom Gordon, whom the Royals kept trying in the rotation without much success, Jay Witasick, same mistake, Jimmy Gobble, same mistake – but they finally did correct it.
Regardless of being #1 overall pick, it’s not a disaster if he turns into merely a good bullpen setup guy. Not all your draft picks pan out anyway.
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
"Not all your draft picks pan out anyway"
especially if the Royals pick them.
by Jeff Zimmerman on Jun 2, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
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