Omaha is the Royals' AAA ballclub. Star-in-the-making Billy Butler has moved up to Kansas City, but some interesting players remain on the Omaha roster.
Joey Gathright is back in the minors. He's a 26-year-old speed-demon outfielder. Joey has hit .335/.454/.407 with 22 stolen bases and 38 walks in 194 AB for Omaha this year (and .315/.390/.370 in 73 AB for KC). Last year at AAA Durham he hit .258/.410/.323. With those on-base skills, he deserves another shot.
Shane Costa is also trying to play his way back into the majors. He's a 25-year-old outfielder. He bats left and has shown a big platoon split in AAA this year: .404/.476/.584 vs RHP, but only .225/.326/.275 vs LHP. Last year he hit .342/.398/.593 in 207 AB in AAA (without the big splits) and .274/.304/.405 in 237 major league at bats.
Matt Tupman is a 27-year-old catcher with excellent on-base skills but no power. He's hitting .291/.379/.357 in 213 AB this season. Last year he hit .305/.425/.364 in AA. Left-handed-hitting catchers are rare enough that if his glovework is decent he should get a shot.
Craig Brazell is the opposite of Gathright and Tupman ... lots of power but few walks. A 27-year-old left-handed batter having a career year. .349/.408/.587 in 109 AB in AA, and .316/.344/.639 in 291 AB in AAA. 32 total homers, but only 24 walks in 400 AB. Brazell hit only .247/.283/.463 in AA last year.
Luke Hochevar is a highly touted starting pitcher who recently moved up from AA. He's 23. He had a 4.69 ERA at AA and gave up 13 homers and 110 hits in 94 innings. On the bright side he struck out 94 and walked only 26.
Leo Nunez is a 23-year-old right-handed starting pitcher who had a 1.40 ERA in 8 starts at AA and AAA this season. 28 SO and 9 BB in 38.2 innings.
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