[新聞] Mendoza makes changes; now back in bigs
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Luis Mendoza has moved right into the Royals
clubhouse and right into their starting rotation, seamlessly he and the team
hope, from Triple-A Omaha.
On Friday night, he was celebrating the Pacific Coast League championship
with the Storm Chasers at Sacramento, Calif., and posing for the jubilant
team photo on the field. On Sunday, he was dodging raindrops in Kansas City.
Mendoza arrived in Royals Spring Training last February completely under
manager Ned Yost's radar but quickly popped onto the screen with a new look.
"We liked some changes he made in his delivery where he was more downhill. We
really liked that and he went and continued it, I guess," Yost said. "He's
Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year. I'm anxious to see him."
That chance will come on Tuesday night against the American League Central
champion Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. He'll make that start rather
than be with Omaha in the Triple-A title game against Columbus the same night
at Albuquerque.
This won't be Mendoza's first rodeo. He's started 14 times in the Major
Leagues before, all for the Texas Rangers in 2007 and '08. His record as a
starter was 3-6 with a 7.94 ERA; his overall mark in the Majors was 4-9 with
an 8.43 ERA in 36 games.
But Mendoza has changed his style since then, primarily altering his delivery
under Omaha pitching coach Doug Henry last season and continuing that work
this year.
"He helped me a lot since last year," Mendoza said. "I ended the season
strong last year in Triple-A and I just took that to winter ball and from
there to Spring Training."
Primarily a starter for Omaha in 2010 when he was 10-9, Mendoza began this
season in the bullpen but then went back to starting and was 10-3 with a 1.85
ERA in that role.
In addition to Tuesday's start against the Tigers, Mendoza is scheduled to
pitch on Sept. 25 at Chicago.
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