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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
I think that is a good point. What is his contract situation like? I think that he is solid starter in baseball. May not be a true Ace, but if he is your third or fourth you are in pretty dang good shape. He is someone we should keep around, especially considering he is so experienced compared to a lot of the guys we are expecting to make big contributions.
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Hochevar is arb eligible currently but controlled through 2015 (
Baseball Reference is a great tool).
If he gets to the All-Star break and is continuing to pitch the way he did in the second half of 2011, I think you start looking at extending him (and he's a solid No. 2/good No. 3 pitcher).
With his increased emphasis on throwing his excellent slider more often (pumping up his K/9) and the mixing in of his cutter (which is going to mimic the slider coming out of the hand and make both harder to hit) and a solid curveball (which is a nice tool to change eye levels and unbalance hitters), he's a different pitcher than the guy who just pounded the zone with two-seamers and lived on location/good defense behind him.