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Relief Pitchers
This is the hard part for me because the Royals are already spending a fair
amount on the back end of the bullpen of Luke Hochevar, Kelvin Herrera and
Wade Davis (about $16 million for those three). Plus, they have young talent
like Brian Flynn and some minor league arms like Scott Alexander and Miguel
Almonte as well as Tim Collins coming back from Tommy John. Plus, it seems
like they’re interested in signing Greg Holland to a similar deal like we
discussed a couple months ago to pay for his rehab and then have him for a
couple years after. I think you’re more likely to see the Royals go after
some reclamation projects like they did last season to see what they can get
out of them, but there’s been reports linking them to at least one
high-dollar arm.
Joe Blanton – 吃回頭草?(略)
Ernesto Frieri – From 2010-2013, Frieri struck out more than 12 batters per
nine innings and had an ERA under 3.00. He has a 6.37 ERA the last two
seasons. I’m not saying he’s the answer, but if the Royals can find a way
to get him back to what he did before completely bombing, he could be a sixth
inning answer for this team on a minor league deal or something similar.
Jim Johnson – Johnson was having a nice bounceback year with the Braves,
putting up a 2.25 ERA in 49 appearances. Then he got traded to the Dodgers
and put up a 10.13 ERA in 23 games. I wouldn’t count on him for anything,
but he could be the Ryan Madson pick up of 2016, if you’re looking for free
agents.
Ryan Madson – 吃回頭草?(略)
Franklin Morales – 吃回頭草?(略)
Darren O’Day – I can’t figure out why the Royals are in on him, but Jon
Heyman says they are for now, so he has to be on the list. He’d be a
fantastic add to an already great bullpen, but for the money he’ll be owed,
I think the Royals can fill holes that are more important to fill, but hey,
who am I to argue with the World Series champs? O’Day gets strikeouts, doesn
’t walk hitters and induces weak contact. He’s fantastic.
Bobby Parnell – Yep, another reclamation project. Parnell put up a 2.79 ERA
and 2.78 FIP from 2010 to 2013 before injuries and ineffectiveness made him a
guy nobody would want. The Royals like to give minor league deals to guys
like him if they see something in them that they think they can fix. They
often do fix those things, so he could be worth a shot.
Joakim Soria – I imagine Soria will get too many offers to be someone’s
closer, but him coming back to Kansas City would be a pretty fantastic story.
He’s not the guy he was with the Royals early on, but he’s still really
good and would probably actually make Hochevar a fireman on this team. If the
Royals were to sign him, I’d probably slot him in the eighth and let
Hochevar and Herrera work when needed, so that would be pretty fun.
Man, the pitching is tough to figure out because so many starters received
qualifying offers, and the Royals just don’t need to spend on relievers.
Still, they need a few pitchers, and I don’t think they can fill their open
starting spot from within. I could see a trade happening to make this whole
article moot, but the hot stove is too much fun to ignore all the
possibilities.
http://www.pinetarpress.com/royals-free-agent-targets-pitchers/
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