Royals Option Dyson and Jeffress to Class AAA Bring Up New Pitcher and Tejeda

by Phog44 on May 19, 2011 4:27 PM EDT

After Last night's debacle off pickoff's the Royals have sent down Jerrod Dyson and brought up pitcher RHP Greg Holland from AAA. Sending down Dyson has deprived Yost of one of his offensive base running weapons. But Think about it this way... Dyson and hit... anything whatsoever. He stinks!! Let's face it. If he can work on getting more playing time in AAA and get his hitting game better, then he could become one of the best lead off hitters in baseball. Although our outfield is already jacked with guys he could be a useful pinch hitter sometimes even if he does just lay down a bunt, which he hasn't really been able to do all year.

As for Greg Holland, he has a 2-0 record, two saves, and a 2.08 ERA in 13 games for Class AAA Omaha with 27 K's and 11 walks in 21 2/3 innings. He should make a good addition to the bullpen or our starting rotation which may have now added just one more rookie next to Adcock who will make a start on Sunday against the Cards and now Danny Duffy who pitched 4 1/3 innings last night.

After last night's debacle we also sent down Jeremy Jeffress and recalled Robinson Tejeda from his minor league rehab assignment. Jeffress, was wild and couldn't find the strike zone last night after walking 3 batters and loading the bases and only getting one out before the Rangers hit a basehit to the best possible man Jerrod Dyson who has argueably the worst arm for the Royals in the outfield. He did make a pretty decent throw though which shows me that he has worked on his game. It was a better throw then Melky's double clutch that he through to the plate that caused another Ranger run to score. On Dyson's throw Catcher Brayan Pena's tag was too high and the runner was able to slide under. We can't say Matt Treanor has any better chance because he was already having a really rough game as it was.

I feel like Dyson getting sent down wasn't because of getting picked off. I hope someone told him that. It's because he needs to work on his hitting game and be a more offensive weapon for us and finding ways to get on the bases from the plate and not from the dugout.

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Dyson and Jeffress getting sent down is good for the long term

Dyson gets ABs and maybe learns how to actually. Jeffress can maybe learn to harness his stuff and come back up when the opportunity arises. Hopefully they progress enough so they are here for September call-ups.

Pena not getting the tag down though is example number 5000 as to why they don’t trot his out there everyday. With his defensive limitations he had better crush the ball when he gets the chance. I have a hard time thinking he’s more than a Sunday afternoon fill-in at this point. Right now he’s a butcher behind the plate and no I’m not a big Treanor guy either but at least he can draw a walk.

I'm trying hard but some of this sabermetrics stuff sounds madeup.

by stram#1 on May 19, 2011 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

How badly does this hurt the progress Cain is making?

by SCKSChief on May 20, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Jeffress

is going to start in Omaha, according to Ned Yost’s media appearance.

by Jim Fetterolf on May 19, 2011 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

This is potentially good.

Sure I love the arm, but let Jeffress start and see what happens.

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by Old Man Duggan on May 19, 2011 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Seems

potentially good to me, we have an abundance of relievers and short on starters, and Jeffress, Adcock, Teaford, and Crow were all starters last year, so seems the obvious fix is to transition a couple. I expect Teaford to get a start or two if he can produce from the ’pen, buys some time for Montgomery.

by Jim Fetterolf on May 19, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Love it

We need a hard throwing right hander to pair with our lefties coming up. If you assume two of the three will be average starters (between Duffy, Lamb and Montgomery) we have Hochevar and Odorizzi (who looks like the best pitcher in the minor leagues if you haven’t noticed – he would be better than Davies without question right now)

There you go.

Hochevar
two lefties among Duffy/Montgomery/Lamb
Odorizzi
Jeffress

Good rotation next year!

by GobbleforCyoung on May 20, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Looks like

Lamb has got an elbow problem, so Odorizzi would be a good choice to come up to AA, see what he’s got.

by Jim Fetterolf on May 20, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh really

So he’s getting Tommy John? That will delay him until 2013 at least. Odorizzi will get to KC before him then

by GobbleforCyoung on May 20, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions

He's just on the DL with an elbow injury.

It may not be Tommy John. He was dealing with lat issues, and it could be trickle-down from that.

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by Old Man Duggan on May 21, 2011 4:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Does

Lamb have the “inverted W” delivery?

by Jim Fetterolf on May 21, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

that would be sweet

its what he was drafted for anyway. With all the lefties coming up it would be great to have a little balance even at the end of the rotation.

I'm trying hard but some of this sabermetrics stuff sounds madeup.

by stram#1 on May 19, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder if it will be to just get his work in though

It is not uncommon to have MLB relievers start in the minors to make sure they hit their pitch count.

by deezle on May 20, 2011 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Quite Possible,

but if he dominates or even looks better than a current starter, he’ll probably make it back up quicker as a starter, given that the bullpen is covered by seemingly hundreds of young, hot arms. Jeffress needs to show a third pitch and good control and stop overthrowing so he gets some life back on the heater and he should be back in a month or so after some trades, six or eight starts.

by Jim Fetterolf on May 20, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions