Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports that Hochever was called up from AAA Omaha to make the start in place of injured left-hander John Bale. Hochevar who nearly won a spot with the club out of spring training was having a good spring so far posting a 1-1 record and a 2.60 ERA.
The club has yet to make room on the 25 man roster but there is really only a couple of options; one would be to designate Hideo Nomo for assignment or option Joel Peralta back to Omaha.
The move signals a win now attitude for the Royals as Hochevar needed only 3 more weeks in the minors to extend his option years by one. It's still possible the Royals will only allow him to start a couple of games and then send him back to Omaha. As for who has to go? It's painfully obvious that Nomo just doesn't have what it takes anymore and the Royals need to cut their loses.
Update: Nomo was indeed designated for assignment and now has 10 days to either be traded or put on waivers, the Royals will not offer him an assignment in Omaha. Nomo finished his come back with the Royals posting an ugly 18.69 ERA in 4.1 innings.
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