News: Right-hander Brandon Duckworth signed a one-year contract with the Royals on Monday and was sent outright to Triple-A Omaha. The 32-year-old Duckworth will make a salary based on $600,000 while he's on the Royals and $300,000 if he's in the minors. The move leaves the Royals with 38 players on the 40-man roster.
Analysis: Duckworth spent most of last season with Omaha but went 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts for Kansas City. The Royals said he will attend the team's major league camp this spring training. Consider him nothing more than a high-risk starter or low-end middle reliever for the deepest of AL-only leagues at this point in his career
After closing out the 2008 season with three quality starts, the veteran right-hander will be invited to Spring Training in March. The odds of him winning a rotation spot are slim.
After closing out the 2008 season with three quality starts, the veteran right-hander will be invited to Spring Training in March. The odds are stacked against him winning a rotation spot.
Royals signed RHP Brandon Duckworth to a one-year contract and outrighted him to Triple-A Omaha. You rarely see it, but this isn't a bad way to handle mediocre veterans. The Royals wanted to keep Duckworth around, but they didn't want to use a 40-man roster spot on him. This gets him some guaranteed money, yet also gives the Royals a little more flexibility. Duckworth, who turns 33 this winter, has seen action with Kansas City in three straight years. He went 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts for Kansas City last season.
The AP reports the the Royals signed pitcher Brandon Duckworth on Monday and sent him outright to Triple-A Omaha on Monday.Duckworth, 32, went 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA in seven starts with the Royals last season. In Omaha, he went 5-11 with a 4.75 ERA in 27 appearances. He does not figure to have any fantasy value going forward.
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Numbers in parenthesis for each team indicates total runs scored that game. Numbers next to each pitcher indicates earned runs.
The run differential is based on total runs each team scored when Brandon Duckworth has a decision. (i.e. win/loss) Similarly, the opposing pitcher listed also received a decision.
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