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Monday, May 11, 2009

MLB: Closer Soria placed on disabled list

The Royals placed closer Joakim Soria on the 15-day disabled list after Sunday’s game at Anaheim because of lingering soreness in his right shoulder.

Pitcher Luke Hochevar was recalled from Triple-A Omaha to take Soria’s place on the roster and Sidney Ponson’s place in the starting rotation. Hochevar will start on Tuesday night at Oakland, moving Ponson into the bullpen.

Hochevar has a 5-0 record in six starts for Omaha with a 0.90 ERA.

There was no immediate estimate on how long Soria might be sidelined. He last pitched on Thursday against Seattle in a rocky but successful 29-pitch outing. His DL stay is retroactive to Friday.

Thanks to Ferd6.

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1. Crashburn Alley Posted: May 11, 2009 at 01:09 AM (#3173515)

Who takes over the closing duties? Juan Cruz or Jamey Wright?

2. JJ1986 Posted: May 11, 2009 at 01:17 AM (#3173539)

Who takes over the closing duties? Juan Cruz or Jamey Wright?

The Professor.

3. Brandon in MO (Yunitility Infielder) Posted: May 11, 2009 at 01:35 AM (#3173576)

does this mean that the Royals should have made him a starter?

*coughcough*

4. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: May 11, 2009 at 01:37 AM (#3173585)

He should have been pitching the all-important eighth inning, of course.

5. Crashburn Alley Posted: May 11, 2009 at 01:57 AM (#3173634)

The Professor.

srsly?

6. Spute Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:23 AM (#3173687)

The Royals have got to have one of the worst medical staffs in baseball; this was a very poorly handled situation. Soria's shoulder has been bothering him for a while now, they had him "pitch through it," and he was noticeably ineffective. Gordon was in a very similar situation with his hip: he felt the pain and was benched for a couple of games, then they let him come back and look awful before putting him on the DL.

7. JJ1986 Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:29 AM (#3173702)

srsly?

We can only hope. It will probably be Cruz, though.

8. Greg (U)K Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:37 AM (#3173727)

I don't know
Doesn't Oakland have a good case for the worst medical staff in baseball?

Or maybe it's the guys that have Jesse Litsch, Casey Janssen, Shaun Marcum, Dustin McGowan and Ricky Romero on the DL right now.

9. Crashburn Alley Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:39 AM (#3173730)

the guys that have Jesse Litsch, Casey Janssen, Shaun Marcum, Dustin McGowan and Ricky Romero on the DL right now

Who are fantasy baseball players, Alex?

10. Sleepy supports unauthorized rambling Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:41 AM (#3173737)

Sleepy pictures the alternate universe in which he, as GM of the cardinals, traded Colby Rasmus for Soria this off-season, made soria a starter, and then paid for his labrum surgery in spring training.

11. Shibal Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:48 AM (#3173752)

A player gets hurt?

Burn the trainer!

12. Quinton McCracken's BFF Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:52 AM (#3173761)

The Professor.

What's your source on this???? This is nucking futs!!!!

13. The Well-Tempered Javier Vasquez (loungehead) Posted: May 11, 2009 at 03:32 AM (#3173900)

Finally! I'm a fan of the guy, but he wasn't doing anything for my fantasy team. He's had all of seven outings this year. Between him and Heath Bell, I've got a couple of decent-to-great closers who never get saves.

According to the player news in my Yahoo league,

According to the Royals, there was no immediate estimate on how long Soria might be sidelined. Juan Cruz looks to be the leading candidate to step into the interim closer role.

14. Robert in Manhattan Beach Posted: May 11, 2009 at 03:55 AM (#3173983)

"looks to be" is code for "I have no information but here's my guess".

15. Crashburn Alley Posted: May 11, 2009 at 04:16 AM (#3173992)

I'm a fan of the guy, but he wasn't doing anything for my fantasy team.

I've said this about Russell Martin, Matt Holliday, and Lance Berkman. I dropped the first two, and I wish I could drop Berkman because he's just been sitting on "my bench" for the last three weeks.

16. Danny Posted: May 11, 2009 at 04:17 AM (#3173993)

"looks to be" is code for "I have no information but here's my guess".

Which, in turn, is code for "Rotoworld."

17. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:12 PM (#3174160)

Cruz will get closing duties. They haven't put Farnsworth in a close game in weeks now. I can't imagine they'd have him close. Tejada or Wright becomes the 8th inning guy.

18. Nasty Nate Posted: May 11, 2009 at 02:18 PM (#3174168)

I've said this about Russell Martin, Matt Holliday, and Lance Berkman. I dropped the first two, and I wish I could drop Berkman because he's just been sitting on "my bench" for the last three weeks.

Either you play in a shallow 6-team league or other people must love playing against you.

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