First inning woes doom Hochevar, Royals Luke definitely hasn't started like he finished last season. At this point, I really hope that Monty has figured it out and will be up this summer.
Mendoza likely to switch to long-man role
Hopefully that means we won't see much of him. Having Paulino back will be nice as he can eat some innings. If Duff continues to improve and Chen stays like Chen has been, that should help the pen. Hoch needs to figure it out and Sanchez is Sanchez. I never expected much out of him. I also hope Odorizzi continues to pitch well in NWA and gets a mid-season promotion to Omaha and can compete for a spot next year in KC.
Paulino on track to face Yanks on Saturday
]Good news for KC.
Anatomy Of A Meltdown
This is actually a pretty good analysis of the first inning.
Mendoza likely to switch to long-man role
DETROIT -- If Felipe Paulino is cleared to start the third game of the Yankees series, he'll take Luis Mendoza's spot in the Royals' rotation.
And if Paulino is activated on Saturday, the Royals will be dropping one of the 13 current pitchers. One influencing factor will be manager Ned Yost's preference to have two relievers who can go long distance in innings.
A big reason is that going into Tuesday night's game, the Royals' starting pitchers had combined for the fewest total innings of any rotation in the Major Leagues with 106. Cleveland had the next fewest with 116 1/3.
And if Paulino is activated on Saturday, the Royals will be dropping one of the 13 current pitchers. One influencing factor will be manager Ned Yost's preference to have two relievers who can go long distance in innings.
A big reason is that going into Tuesday night's game, the Royals' starting pitchers had combined for the fewest total innings of any rotation in the Major Leagues with 106. Cleveland had the next fewest with 116 1/3.
Paulino on track to face Yanks on Saturday
]DETROIT -- If things continue to progress for right-hander Felipe Paulino, he'll make his first start of the season for the Royals against the Yankees on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Paulino will throw a side session at Comerica Park on Wednesday, and if that goes well, he'll face the Bronx Bombers, matched against Hiroki Kuroda, according to Royals manager Ned Yost.
Experiencing no effects of the right forearm strain that put him on the disabled list in Spring Training, Paulino pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings on Monday in a rehab start for Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Paulino will throw a side session at Comerica Park on Wednesday, and if that goes well, he'll face the Bronx Bombers, matched against Hiroki Kuroda, according to Royals manager Ned Yost.
Experiencing no effects of the right forearm strain that put him on the disabled list in Spring Training, Paulino pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings on Monday in a rehab start for Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Anatomy Of A Meltdown
It was over almost before it began. It took Luke Hochevar eight batters to record his first (and second) out of the game on Tuesday. It was the second time in five starts he’s allowed the opposition to put up a crooked number in the first frame. It’s almost becoming habit.
Here, for your reading pleasure, is a batter by batter breakdown of the carnage.
1 – Austin Jackson
Hochevar starts with a slider and falls behind 2-0 and 3-1 to the Tigers leadoff man. Once he fell behind to Jackson, Hochevar went exclusively to his fastball, except for a 3-2 cut fastball. That is pitch number six down the heart of the plate. I’m thinking Jackson fouled it off because he was looking fastball. That pitch was 88 mph, instead of Hochevar’s typical 92 mph heater.
The next pitch was thigh-high fastball that was grounded back up the middle for a single.
Here, for your reading pleasure, is a batter by batter breakdown of the carnage.
1 – Austin Jackson
Hochevar starts with a slider and falls behind 2-0 and 3-1 to the Tigers leadoff man. Once he fell behind to Jackson, Hochevar went exclusively to his fastball, except for a 3-2 cut fastball. That is pitch number six down the heart of the plate. I’m thinking Jackson fouled it off because he was looking fastball. That pitch was 88 mph, instead of Hochevar’s typical 92 mph heater.
The next pitch was thigh-high fastball that was grounded back up the middle for a single.
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