Luke Hochevar Kansas City Royals
Age: 27 (September 15, 1983) | 6' 5" | 205lbs. | Throws: Right P-25
Team League Year W L G GS SV IP H HR BB SO ERA Ratio WHIP Rtg K/9 K/W $
WIC AA 2007 5 5 17 16 0 94.0 110 13 26 94 5.94 13.02 1.45 1.52 9.0 3.6
OMA AAA 2007 3 3 10 10 0 58.0 53 11 21 44 5.28 11.48 1.28 1.38 6.8 2.1
KC AL 2007 0 1 4 1 0 12.2 11 1 4 5 2.13 10.66 1.18 1.14 3.6 1.2 2
KC AL 2008 6 12 22 22 0 129.0 143 12 47 72 5.51 13.26 1.47 1.43 5.0 1.5 -6
KC AAA 2008 1 1 3 3 0 17.1 11 2 6 12 2.60 8.83 0.98 0.98 6.2 2.0
KC AL 2008 6 12 22 22 0 129.0 143 12 47 72 5.51 13.26 1.47 1.43 5.0 1.5 -6
KC AAA 2009 5 1 8 8 0 48.0 41 2 12 36 1.50 9.94 1.10 1.04 6.8 3.0
KC AL 2009 7 13 25 25 0 143.0 167 23 46 106 6.55 13.41 1.49 1.57 6.7 2.3 -12
KC AL 2010 5 4 13 13 0 78.0 80 6 28 57 4.96 12.46 1.38 1.32 6.6 2.0 1
Career 4yrs 24 42 86 83 0 491.2 544 54 172 312 5.64 13.11 1.46 1.45 5.7 1.8

25 comments  
PK 5x5:
$2 
MF 4x4:
$4 
AP mixed:
$1
Alex
Apr 8
When you watch a condensed game, you aren't concerned about sample size, you are looking to see what kind of grounders are being hit. If they are weak grounders, you are more impressed than if they are hard grounders; that's all.

Alas, there was no condensed game posted for last night's KC-Detroit game. Based on a 414 IP sample size, I likewise would keep the bets this weekend very modest. But in the right circumstances, I would say $2 when somebody else said $1, based on Hochevar's spring training stats and what I've seen him do in the past. With a little bit of encouragement from his first outing.
EugeneFreed
Apr 8
@MikeG: Speaking of- I got Dice-K for $11 in one league and $9 in the other. Both 5x5. Kazmir went on the DL after both drafts and he went for $17 and $16 respectively.
MikeG
Apr 8
I'm with Eugene. My bid is slightly more aggressive than Peter's, but there are better bets out there.

One thing I'm noticing as I go through my A.L. lists yet again is that it seems like half the pitchers worth buying are on the D.L.
EugeneFreed
Apr 8
Alex, Don't forget about sample size. One game is nice, but even Johnny Vander Meer threw consecutive no hitters. His career best ERA+ was 137. His career ERA+ 107. That year it was only 117.

I wouldn't take one start from Hochevar, no matter how promising, and put him past Peter's 5x5 bid.
Alex
Apr 8
7 bucks will still get him this weekend, but that was a very encouraging outing last night. P/S 89/57, G/F 16/5. If I have time later today, I'm going to watch the game on condensed play at MLB.TV, see how many of the groundball outs were routine, how many hit hard. When I see one easy grounder after another, I'm much more inclined to credit the pitcher than blame the batter.

(For those wondering what the hell I'm talking about -- how obvious can you get? -- this is my continuing conversation with Voros McCracken.)
Jurgen
Mar 23
7 bucks? He's yours.
ShawnD
Mar 11
NSH: If Casey Kotchman plays, let us know how he looks. Thanks!
GeneM
Mar 10
NSH - Adam Moore and if he pitches Ryan Rowland-Smith. Thank you.
NSH
Mar 10
Any Mariners or Royals anyone would like comments on? Seeing them on Friday out at Peoria.
MikeG
Mar 10
jem, I believe the loose adage for pitchers is about 500 MLB innings before they put it together...though some of them, as we know, never do.
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