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Luke Hochevar
Birthdate: 9/15/1983     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-5/220     Position: P
Contract: $4.6M / 1 Years (2013)
5/7/2013: Manager Ned Yost will use either Hochevar or Aaron Crow if the Royals find themselves in a save situation Tuesday night, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports.
3/15/2013 - Roto Riteup: March 15, 2013 by Zach Sanders (RotoGraphs) 7
3/7/2013 - KC Royals Bullpen: Depth Chart Discussions by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 9
3/4/2013 - KC Royals Rotation: Depth Chart Discussions by J.P. Breen (RotoGraphs) 10
6/16/2012 - Future SP Improvers: SIERA Underperformers by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 7
6/15/2012 - Available Two Start Starters (June 18-24) by Brandon Warne (RotoGraphs) 5


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Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWLSVGGSIPK/9BB/9HR/9BABIPLOB%GB%HR/FBERAFIPxFIPWAR
2006Royals (A)0104415.19.391.171.17.16797.6 %  1.173.40  
2007Royals (AA)360171694.09.002.491.24.34864.6 %  4.694.02  
2007Royals (AAA)130101058.06.833.261.71.25369.8 %  5.125.39  
2007Royals0104112.23.552.840.71.24484.3 %63.4 %9.1 %2.135.135.200.0
2008Royals (AAA)1103317.16.233.121.04.18870.4 %  2.604.35  
2008Royals61202222129.05.023.280.84.30562.3 %51.8 %8.7 %5.514.434.641.7
2009Royals (AAA)5108848.06.752.250.38.28583.7 %  1.502.99  
2009Royals71302525143.06.672.901.45.32159.3 %46.6 %13.8 %6.554.844.281.3
2010Royals (AAA)000225.07.201.800.00.21480.0 %  1.802.80  
2010Royals6601817103.06.643.230.79.31265.0 %45.9 %8.3 %4.813.934.091.6
2011Royals111103131198.05.822.821.05.27566.0 %49.8 %11.5 %4.684.294.052.1
2012Royals81603232185.16.992.961.31.31562.6 %43.3 %13.5 %5.734.634.321.3
2013Steamer7602319120.06.642.880.83.30669.4 %  4.113.92 1.6
2013Bill James91303131192.06.422.911.13.308   4.454.35  
2013Oliver109   172.06.062.820.89.30469.6 %  4.234.06  
2013Fans (11)8902925154.06.662.861.17.30169.6 %  4.574.36 1.4
2013ZiPS811 2626156.76.492.931.26.30966.6 %  5.054.61 1.2
2013Royals00111016.19.921.650.55.23194.8 %28.2 %5.3 %1.102.193.060.4
2013ZiPS (R)47 2116102.06.792.861.22.31365.8 %  4.994.40 0.8
2013ZiPS (U)47 3216118.07.222.701.13.30668.2 %  4.454.10 1.1
2013Steamer (R)650211788.06.952.890.84.29569.8 %  4.043.81 1.3
2013Steamer (U)6513217104.07.422.690.79.28772.3 %  3.583.55 1.6
Total- - -38591143128787.16.282.971.10.30163.8 %47.4 %11.4 %5.304.424.258.4

News
5/21 - THT Awards by John Barten
3/6 - Five questions: Kansas City Royals by John Barten
2/11 - Memories of 2012, from the odd to the end (part 2) by Chris Jaffe
5/23 - Royal Ups and Downs - This Organization Is Pathetic Edition by Royals Review
5/21 - The Royals instant gratification crutch by Royals Review
5/20 - Around the Empire: New York Yankees News - 5/20/13 by Pinstripe Alley
3/14 - Royals Have High Asking Price On Luke Hochevar by Zach Links
1/29 - Rosenthal On Lohse, Prado, Porcello, Padres by Ben Nicholson-Smith
1/19 - Players Avoiding Arbitration: Friday by Ben Nicholson-Smith

Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWLERAGGSCGShOSVHLDBSIPTBFHRERHRBBIBBHBPWPBKSO
2006Royals (A)011.1744000  15.15783222011016
2007Royals (AA)364.691716000  94.041811062491326066094
2007Royals (AAA)135.121010000  58.02455334331121032044
2007Royals012.13410000012.25411431403105
2008Royals (AAA)112.6033000  17.168117526003112
2008Royals6125.51222200000129.056614384791247157072
2009Royals (AAA)511.5088110  48.018741118212000036
2009Royals7136.55252521000143.063116710910423460890106
2010Royals (AAA)001.8022000  5.0203110101204
2010Royals664.81181710000103.04501106155937142176
2011Royals11114.68313100000198.083519211010323624772128
2012Royals8165.73323221000185.1800202127118276131380144
2013Steamer764.112319  0  120.051712160551138 6  89
2013Bill James9134.453131  0  192.0 204  2462 10  137
2013Oliver1094.23     0 172.07361818881175439  116
2013Fans (11)894.572925  0  154.0 15884782049 5  114
2013ZiPS8115.052626     156.7 169948822513861113
2013Royals001.101100010016.161102213001018
2013ZiPS (R)474.992116     102.0 11061561432 5  77
2013ZiPS (U)474.453216     118.0 12063581535 5  95
2013Steamer (R)654.042117  0  88.0376874339828 4  68
2013Steamer (U)653.583217  1  104.0437974541931 4  86
Total- - -38595.3014312852100787.1339783549746496260940353549

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%AVGWHIPBABIPLOB%ERA-FIP-FIP
2006Royals (A)9.391.178.001.1728.1 %3.5 %.1480.65.16797.6 %  3.40
2007Royals (AA)9.002.493.621.2422.5 %6.2 %.2851.45.34864.6 %  4.02
2007Royals (AAA)6.833.262.101.7118.0 %8.6 %.2401.28.25369.8 %  5.39
2007Royals3.552.841.250.719.3 %7.4 %.2341.18.24484.3 %461135.13
2007Average6.673.332.001.0317.1 %8.5 %.2631.41.29970.7 %  4.43
2008Royals (AAA)6.233.122.001.0417.7 %8.8 %.1770.98.18870.4 %  4.35
2008Royals5.023.281.530.8412.7 %8.3 %.2781.47.30562.3 %1241014.43
2008Average6.833.392.011.0117.5 %8.7 %.2591.39.29671.4 %  4.39
2009Royals (AAA)6.752.253.000.3819.3 %6.4 %.2341.10.28583.7 %  2.99
2009Royals6.672.902.301.4516.8 %7.3 %.2891.49.32159.3 %1461094.84
2009Average6.993.462.021.0518.0 %8.9 %.2581.39.29571.9 %  4.42
2010Royals (AAA)7.201.804.000.0020.0 %5.0 %.1670.80.21480.0 %  2.80
2010Royals6.643.232.050.7916.9 %8.2 %.2691.43.31265.0 %115943.93
2010Average7.133.282.170.9618.5 %8.5 %.2531.35.29372.2 %  4.20
2011Royals5.822.822.061.0515.3 %7.4 %.2511.28.27566.0 %1141054.29
2011Average7.133.112.300.9418.6 %8.1 %.2511.32.29172.5 %  4.12
2012Royals6.992.962.361.3118.0 %7.6 %.2781.42.31562.6 %1391124.63
2012Average7.563.052.481.0219.8 %8.0 %.2501.31.29372.5 %  4.12
2013Steamer6.642.882.310.83  .2631.33.30669.4 %  3.92
2013Bill James6.422.912.211.13  .2741.39.308   4.35
2013Oliver6.062.822.150.8915.8 %7.3 %.2691.36.30469.6 %  4.06
2013Fans (11)6.662.862.331.17  .2671.34.30169.6 %  4.36
2013ZiPS6.492.932.221.26  .2771.40.30966.6 %  4.61
2013Royals9.921.656.000.5529.5 %4.9 %.1720.80.23194.8 %26542.19
2013Average7.623.102.461.0320.0 %8.1 %.2491.30.29273.1 %  4.13
2013ZiPS (R)6.792.862.371.22  .2771.40.31365.8 %  4.40
2013ZiPS (U)7.222.702.681.13  .2641.31.30668.2 %  4.10
2013Steamer (R)6.952.892.410.84  .2611.31.29569.8 %  3.81
2013Steamer (U)7.422.692.760.79  .2491.23.28772.3 %  3.55
Total- - -6.282.972.111.1016.2 %7.7 %.2701.39.30163.8 %1251044.42

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%tERASIERAxFIP-xFIP
2007Royals2.369.8 %63.4 %26.8 %9.1 %9.1 %7.7 %0.0 %4.344.451175.20
2008Royals1.6416.5 %51.8 %31.7 %6.5 %8.7 %5.3 %50.0 %4.464.731074.64
2009Royals1.3017.6 %46.6 %35.8 %7.8 %13.8 %8.8 %0.0 %4.864.25974.28
2010Royals1.3921.0 %45.9 %33.1 %11.9 %8.3 %6.6 %25.0 %4.384.22984.09
2011Royals1.5518.0 %49.8 %32.2 %10.0 %11.5 %4.5 %37.5 %4.544.171004.05
2012Royals1.2421.7 %43.3 %35.0 %8.0 %13.5 %4.9 %45.5 %5.214.201054.32
2013Royals0.5823.1 %28.2 %48.7 %15.8 %5.3 %9.1 %0.0 %2.572.46753.06
Total- - -1.4118.8 %47.4 %33.7 %8.9 %11.4 %5.9 %34.1 %4.684.271014.25

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHRSBallsStrikesPitches
2007Royals261141210373107180
2008Royals22613872912635179312842077
2009Royals217167821319507984915002349
2010Royals151109691310416362710151642
2011Royals3102001122014166119118919293118
2012Royals247200124161211584112318843007
2013Royals111993110682150232
Total- - -1188844472757044154054736786912605

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIinLIgmLIexLIPullsWPA/LIClutchSDMD
2007Royals-0.11-0.420.322.390.240.370.290.350.2830.18-0.4600
2008Royals-1.80-10.618.82-16.58-1.710.930.830.880.8622-0.58-1.3600
2009Royals-2.70-12.8110.10-29.80-2.850.920.890.870.9823-1.92-1.0300
2010Royals-0.35-7.847.49-9.02-1.010.970.880.831.0917-0.650.2800
2011Royals-0.31-15.0314.72-8.30-0.810.980.930.881.1631-0.29-0.0200
2012Royals-2.26-14.8512.59-29.23-2.990.910.870.881.0730-2.540.0600
2013Royals-0.22-0.520.303.680.380.320.320.600.8160.49-1.1702
Total- - --7.74-62.0954.35-86.87-8.750.920.860.831.01132-5.31-3.1002

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2007Royals69.4% (91.3)13.9% (82.7) 12.2% (76.6)4.4% (82.2)   
2008Royals59.2% (90.5)21.0% (82.7)0.5% (85.4)9.5% (75.9)9.7% (82.4)  1.3%
2009Royals58.4% (91.8)22.8% (83.6)3.2% (89.1)13.3% (76.7)1.1% (84.3)1.2% (83.2) 1.4%
2010Royals56.5% (93.5)12.0% (84.6)14.3% (89.5)8.5% (76.4)6.2% (83.5)2.5% (84.2) 1.4%
2011Royals53.8% (92.7)10.7% (84.0)16.5% (88.3)11.6% (77.1)7.4% (81.6)  0.6%
2012Royals53.5% (92.6)10.4% (85.4)10.0% (88.6)20.6% (78.1)5.5% (84.9)  0.6%
2013Royals56.5% (94.8)2.6% (86.2)21.6% (90.4)18.5% (79.3)0.9% (87.5)   
Total- - -56.1% (92.3)14.6% (83.9)9.4% (88.7)13.5% (77.3)5.8% (82.9)0.6% (83.8) 1.0%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2007Royals69.3 %     14.0 %12.3 %  4.5 %   
2008Royals58.6 % 0.2 %0.2 % 0.3 %21.1 %9.3 %  9.9 %   
2009Royals42.4 %  0.3 % 16.7 %22.1 %15.5 %  2.9 %   
2010Royals36.2 % 17.0 %4.0 % 15.6 %11.6 %8.7 %  6.4 %   
2011Royals33.6 % 15.4 %0.3 % 17.6 %14.1 %11.3 %  7.1 %   
2012Royals36.3 % 9.9 %  14.4 %12.7 %20.9 %  5.3 %   
2013Royals44.0 % 22.4 %  12.1 %2.6 %18.5 %  0.4 %   
Total- - -41.0 % 8.9 %0.7 % 13.2 %15.9 %13.9 %  6.1 %   

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2007Royals91.3     82.476.1  81.9  
2008Royals90.6 88.186.3 90.382.976.1  82.5  
2009Royals91.8  89.6 91.683.977.4  84.3  
2010Royals93.7 90.285.0 93.185.076.3  83.2  
2011Royals92.7 88.681.8 92.584.977.1  81.5  
2012Royals92.6 89.7  92.685.978.1  84.9  
2013Royals94.8 90.5  94.486.279.2  87.1  
Total- - -92.1 89.485.1 92.484.477.4  83.0  

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2007Royals0.60.4 0.00.2  0.441.59 -0.122.59  
2008Royals-4.09.10.5-3.2-7.1  -0.332.104.66-1.67-3.57  
2009Royals-18.413.4-2.2-11.5-3.10.2 -1.362.54-3.03-3.74-11.910.74 
2010Royals-10.24.71.0-2.22.2-0.7 -1.122.430.44-1.592.16-1.77 
2011Royals0.211.31.2-10.8-6.3  0.013.420.23-2.99-2.74  
2012Royals-17.5-1.15.1-2.5-7.0  -1.09-0.351.70-0.40-4.30  
2013Royals1.9-0.64.8-1.80.3  1.43-10.589.66-4.1113.79  
Total- - --47.537.210.4-32.0-20.9-0.5 -0.682.040.88-1.90-2.87-0.75 

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2007Royals0.6     0.4-0.1  0.2  
2008Royals-3.3 -0.10.1 0.28.4-3.2  -7.2  
2009Royals-15.1  0.0 -3.27.3-10.6  -2.1  
2010Royals-4.4 -1.1-1.7 -5.16.9-2.6  2.3  
2011Royals2.2 7.6-1.9 -2.28.7-10.6  -4.7  
2012Royals-17.9 2.6  0.23.3-2.4  -6.0  
2013Royals1.9 5.0  -0.1-0.6-1.8  0.2  
Total- - --36.1 14.1-3.5 -10.234.2-31.3  -17.2  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2007Royals0.51     1.45-0.27  1.91  
2008Royals-0.28 -2.272.42 2.571.95-1.68  -3.54  
2009Royals-1.54  0.00 -0.811.42-2.95  -3.07  
2010Royals-0.75 -0.38-2.57 -2.023.63-1.79  2.23  
2011Royals0.21 1.61-20.59 -0.401.99-3.06  -2.14  
2012Royals-1.64 0.88  0.050.85-0.39  -3.75  
2013Royals1.88 9.65  -0.23-10.61-4.08  20.71  
Total- - --0.70 1.27-4.14 -0.611.73-1.80  -2.26  

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2007Royals25.8 %69.5 %45.8 %68.0 %93.0 %85.4 %45.8 %53.7 %6.7 %
2007Average25.0 %66.6 %45.9 %60.8 %88.2 %80.8 %50.3 %58.7 %8.6 %
2008Royals23.4 %65.6 %45.1 %63.2 %92.0 %84.8 %51.5 %55.0 %6.8 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Royals25.1 %67.3 %46.5 %56.5 %89.1 %80.5 %50.8 %57.5 %8.9 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Royals28.1 %65.0 %46.5 %62.3 %86.6 %79.2 %49.8 %53.8 %9.4 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Royals29.7 %63.9 %45.9 %66.3 %89.1 %81.3 %47.4 %57.4 %8.2 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Royals27.6 %64.7 %45.0 %67.1 %86.8 %80.4 %47.0 %59.0 %8.5 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Royals31.1 %67.9 %48.7 %56.8 %85.1 %75.7 %47.8 %73.8 %11.6 %
2013Average29.7 %65.0 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.4 %45.8 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -27.1 %65.3 %45.8 %63.8 %88.7 %81.2 %48.9 %57.1 %8.4 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2007Royals26.0 %72.0 %45.3 %70.4 %94.4 %86.4 %41.9 %21.1
2007Average28.9 %62.3 %45.4 %66.4 %87.6 %80.8 %49.6 %21.5
2008Royals26.2 %64.0 %44.6 %67.5 %91.7 %84.4 %48.8 %22.8
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Royals30.4 %62.4 %46.4 %62.2 %89.3 %80.5 %50.0 %22.0
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Royals27.3 %62.8 %45.5 %59.0 %87.2 %79.0 %51.2 %21.2
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Royals28.5 %60.3 %44.9 %63.7 %88.7 %81.0 %51.5 %20.7
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Royals25.7 %62.5 %44.6 %61.8 %87.1 %80.0 %51.3 %21.8
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Royals32.5 %63.3 %47.0 %60.0 %82.6 %74.3 %47.0 %23.0
2013Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.4 %49.2 %22.5
Total- - -27.7 %62.3 %45.2 %63.0 %88.7 %80.9 %50.5 %21.7

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2007RoyalsP4112.2140001100 0   1.000 
2008RoyalsP2222129.06111102200 14   .944 
2009RoyalsP2525143.010200001100 19   1.000 
2010RoyalsP1817103.05121101100 16   .944 
2011RoyalsP3131198.017223031100 20   .929 
2012RoyalsP3232185.16280001100 15   1.000 
2013RoyalsP11016.1121010000 2   .750 
Total- - -P143128787.146996247700 86   .960 

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2007RoyalsP12.20  0-1-1              
2008RoyalsP129.0-1  -1-2-4              
2009RoyalsP143.0-1  011              
2010RoyalsP103.0-2  0-2-4              
2011RoyalsP198.0-2  00-1              
2012RoyalsP185.10  -143              
2013RoyalsP16.10  000              
Total- - -P787.1-6  -20-6              

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamRA9-WinsBIP-WinsLOB-WinsFDP-WinsRARWARDollarsSalary
2007Royals0.20.20.00.20.10.0$0.0 
2008Royals0.3-0.2-1.2-1.417.31.7$7.6 
2009Royals-1.0-0.7-1.6-2.414.01.3$6.0 
2010Royals0.3-0.5-0.8-1.315.51.6$6.5 
2011Royals1.30.9-1.7-0.820.62.1$9.4 
2012Royals-1.0-0.9-1.4-2.312.91.3$5.8 
2013Royals0.50.20.00.23.50.4$1.8 
Total- - -0.6-1.0-6.8-7.883.98.4$37.3 

Contracts
  • $4.6m / 1 Years (2013) (Edit)
    • signed by Kansas City Royals on 1/18/2013 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2013: $4.6M
    • Incentives: $100k in performance bonuses
    • Originally Reported By: Pete Grathoff
    • Source: twitter.com, Hat Tip: mlbtraderumors.com
    • Submitted by willl
  • $3.5m / 1 Years (2012) (Edit)
    • signed by Kansas City Royals on 1/17/2012 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2012: $3.5M
    • Source: kansascity.com
    • Submitted by Jeff Zimmerman
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