Luke Hochevar Kansas City Royals

Age: 38 (September 15, 1983) | 6' 5" | 225lbs. | Throws: Right P-40
Tm Lg YEAR W L SV Hld G GS IP H HR BB SO ERA WHIP Rating BB/9 SO/9 BABIP G/L/F % $4x4 $5x5
KC AL 2011 11 11 0 0 31 31 198.0 192 23 62 128 4.68 1.28 1.30 2.8 5.8 .282 50/18/32 3 6
KC AL 2012 8 16 0 0 32 32 185.0 202 27 61 144 5.74 1.42 1.48 3.0 7.0 .317 43/22/35 -12 -4
KC AL 2013 5 2 2 0 58 0 70.0 41 8 17 82 1.93 0.83 0.88 2.2 10.5 .222 35/19/46 18 16
KC AAA 2015 0 1 0 0 9 4 10.1 16 2 8 10 7.84 2.32 2.23 7.0 8.7 .422 n/a
KC AL 2015 1 1 1 0 49 0 50.2 49 7 16 49 3.73 1.28 1.33 2.8 8.7 .309 37/17/46 1 3
KC AL 2016 2 3 0 0 40 0 37.1 31 6 9 40 3.86 1.07 1.19 2.2 9.6 .277 36/15/48 4 4
Career 9yrs 46 65 3 0 279 128 928.2 946 116 299 702 4.98 1.34 1.37 2.9 6.8 .302 n/a

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The final 2012 bid limits that were posted for this player: PK 5x5: $7 MF 5x5: $4 AP 4x4: $7
Alex Patton Alex
Dec 15 '12
The Bags have complained I put a serious jinx on their pitching staff with my August 11 post. So I'm posting again. Should have done it yesterday.
Alex Patton Alex
Aug 22 '12
You don't have to but you can. We expanded from nine this year.

I neglected to mention the Bags 11th pitcher: Balfour, who was activated yesterday (to replace CC) in time for the save.
Alex Patton Alex
Aug 12 '12
10 pitchers, that is.
Mike Gianella MikeG
Aug 12 '12
Do you have to carry 10 starters?
Mike Gianella MikeG
Aug 12 '12
In a recent thread (I can't remember which one) I mention Hochevar as the one possible Achilles' heel in the Bags pitching armor. Here's what I meant.

The Bags' starting rotation:

Verlander
Sabathia
Greinke
Dempster
Beckett
Moore
Hochevar

The bullpen:

Nathan
Janssen
Cook

This ain't a mixed league, folks.

With a Hochevar's help last night, the Moose have a two point league on the Bags this morning.

The Bags can gain three points in wins, two in saves, five in ERA and one in Ratio.

Do I feel like Hector?

I do.
Alex Patton Alex
Aug 11 '12
In a recent thread (I can't remember which one) I mention Hochevar as the one possible Achilles' heel in the Bags pitching armor. Here's what I meant.

The Bags' starting rotation:

Verlander
Sabathia
Greinke
Dempster
Beckett
Moore
Hochevar

The bullpen:

Nathan
Janssen
Cook

This ain't a mixed league folks.

With a Hochevar's help last night, the Moose have a two point league on the Bags this morning.

The Bags can gain three points in wins, two in saves, five in ERA and one in Ratio.

Do I feel like Hector?

I do.
Alex Patton Alex
Aug 11 '12
thinking about picking him back up, but hard to get excited.

What are we really hoping for here??
Justin Dowling BGWoodsman
Jun 26 '12
With his shutout last night, has a 16 2/3 scoreless-inning streak going... a new Hochevar or a hot Hochevar?

The new Hochevar has pared his arsenal down to "three core pitches," according to the AP account of the game. Four-seam fastball, curveball, changeup. Trashed are his slider and cutter.

While he's hot.

Until yesterday, no Royals pitcher had even made it through the eighth inning.
Alex Patton Alex
Jun 26 '12
What's this? A solid start from Hoch? He was working in and around the plate, mixing pitches well tonight, putting the ball where he wanted it. He's capable of more such starts, if he could only find more consistency. He's a lot of work to do to earn Peter's $7 bid, though.
Shawn Douglas ShawnD
May 12 '12