Guillermo Moscoso > Luke Hochevar
Moscoso’s best season came in Oakland when he was 8-10 with a 3.38 ERA in 23 games, allowing three hits or fewer in eight of his 21 starts. That included a Sept. 7 start in Oakland in which he retired the first 17 Royals he faced. Moscoso took a no-hitter into the ninth but Alex Gordon singled with one out.
“It’s important that we acquire as much depth as possible as we go deeper into the winter,” Moore said. “We have a positive feeling on Guillermo based on our reports in 2011 and sporadically through 2012. He’s a very good makeup guy, he’s a strike thrower and he gives us depth.”
According to FanGraphs, 51 percent of the balls put in play off Moscoso during his career are flyballs, which helped in Oakland’s spacious park and obviously hurt in Colorado. That could serve him well at Kauffman Stadium. In 2012 road games, Moscoso had a 2.70 ERA, albeit in just 231/3 innings pitched.
The Royals have found prior success tapping into the Rockies’ pitching staff. Moscoso’s teammate this year Jeremy Guthrie was 5-3 with a 3.66 ERA in Kansas City after a July 20 trade to the Royals, and Paulino pitched effectively before suffering the elbow injury. Guthrie is now a free agent.
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