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| Projections | | Timeframe | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | K | BBI | | 2013 Season (CBSSports.com) | 60.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 4.05 | 1.29 | 47.00 | 19.00 |
| Key Stats |
| IP | W-L | SV | ERA | Ks | BB |
| 15.1 | 3-0 | 0 | 1.76 | 12 | 2 |
| Games Played By Position | | Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP | | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Situational Stats | | Situation | IP | W | L | ERA | SV | BB | SO | | vs LHB | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | vs RHB | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Recent Trades | | Date | Traded | Traded For | | 05/16/2013 | Mark Trumbo, 1B LAA
Nelson Cruz, RF TEX
Bruce Chen, RP KC
Jose Iglesias, SS BOS
| James Paxton, SP SEA
Raul Ibanez, LF SEA
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B CLE
Justin Verlander, SP DET
| | 05/15/2013 | Raul Ibanez, LF SEA
James Paxton, SP SEA
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B CLE
Justin Verlander, SP DET
| Jose Iglesias, SS BOS
Bruce Chen, RP KC
Mark Trumbo, 1B LAA
Nelson Cruz, RF TEX
| | 05/15/2013 | Jose Iglesias, SS BOS
Bruce Chen, RP KC
Mark Trumbo, 1B LAA
Nelson Cruz, RF TEX
| Raul Ibanez, LF SEA
James Paxton, SP SEA
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B CLE
Justin Verlander, SP DET
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| Last 10 Games | | Date | Opp | W | L | SV | IP | HA | ER | BBA | Ks | | 4/5 | @PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 4/10 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 4/21 | @BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4/28 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | 5/1 | TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | 5/8 | @BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/10 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | 5/19 | @OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 5/21 | @HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Latest News
| Bruce Chen reaches 10-year milestone |
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(4/1/13) Kansas City hurler Bruce Chen, who is in the bullpen for the Royals, now has 10 years of service time in the majors, reports MLB.com Monday.
Chen, who did not appear in Monday's loss to Chicago, entered Monday's game with nine years and 171 days of accumulated service time over 14 different major league seasons.
The 35-year-old Chen, who was signed out of his native Panama, began with the Braves in 1993.
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| Bruce Chen squeezed out of rotation |
by Bill Passonno | CBSSports.com
(3/26/13) After serving as a mainstay in the Royals' rotation the past two years, pitcher Bruce Chen was moved to the bullpen Tuesday as the team awarded Luis Mendoza the final starting spot. Chen has been rocked in his past two starts, surrendering 11 runs and seven homers over 8 2/3 innings. The veteran left-hander last served as a reliever in 2010.
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| Royals undecided between Bruce Chen and Luis Mendoza for fifth starter spot |
by Jack Moore | CBSSports.com
(3/22/13) The Royals are down to Bruce Chen and Luis Mendoza for the fifth starter spot, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports.
Chen, on the second year of a two-year, $9 million contract, was expected to win the job heading into camp. However, he has a 7.90 ERA and allowed 16 hits and a whopping seven home runs in 13.2 camp innings. Meanwhile, Mendoza has been sterling throughout spring, with a 0.82 ERA and a 4.0 K/BB in 11 innings.
Mendoza also was superior in 2012, as he recorded a 4.23 ERA (97 ERA+) against Chen's 5.07 ERA (81 ERA+). However, Mendoza has minor-league options remaining and is making the minor league minimum in 2013, which could be enough to keep Chen on the roster.
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| Bruce Chen has another unimpressive outing |
by Michael Hurcomb | CBSSports.com
(3/21/13) Royals starting pitcher Bruce Chen tossed five innings during an intrasquad minor-league game Thursday, according to MLB.com. Chen allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits and no walks. He struck out four, while throwing 50 of 74 pitches for strikes.
Chen, who is competing for a spot in the rotation, is 1-1 with a 7.90 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in four spring outings (two starts).
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| Luis Mendoza could matter in AL-only leagues |
by Scott White | Senior Fantasy Writer
(3/18/13) Everyone seems to assume Bruce Chen is going to beat out Luis Mendoza for the fifth starter job in Kansas City, but about the only thing worse than Chen's numbers last season are his numbers this spring.
Mendoza, meanwhile, has allowed one earned run and 12 total baserunners in 11 innings this spring. And in his final 20 starts last year, he posted a 3.83 ERA and 1.28 WHIP.
To me, it's no contest. I'm not saying Mendoza is a burgeoning ace or anything, but getting quick outs with his sinker, he should eat some innings for what could be a decent hititng team. I'm drafting him late in AL-only leagues.
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05/10/2013 23:40
Overbay homers, collects 5 RBI as Yankees drop Royals
Lyle Overbay hit a two-run homer and finished with five RBIs, Ichiro Suzuki also hit a two-run shot and the New York Yankees opened their only series in Kansas City with an 11-6 rout of the Royals on Friday night.
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05/01/2013 23:36
Royals rally, outlast Rays in barnburner
Elliot Johnson homered against his former team and the Kansas City Royals rallied from an early five-run hole, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-8 on a cold, blustery Wednesday night.
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| After posing as a legitimate mixed-league option in 2010 and 2011, Bruce Chen finally showed his true colors last year, his ERA swelling to 5.07 as hitters suddenly overcame whatever fear his 85-mile-per-hour fastball had instilled in them. The Royals never did bother to replace him, in part because they signed him to a two-year deal prior to the season. Of course, they didn't have any candidates to replace him even if they wanted to. This year, though, they do. Having acquired James Shields, Wade Davis and Ervin Santana in the offseason (after having also acquired Jeremy Guthrie late last season), the Royals no longer need to depend on Chen for innings. He's the favorite for the final rotation spot entering spring training, but Luis Mendoza, Luke Hochevar or any of an assortment of minor-leaguers could easily beat him out for the job. Yeah, maybe he'll get it together and recapture the magic that made him somewhat useful in previous years, but if "somewhat useful" is the most you can hope for, Chen probably isn't a gamble worth taking in Fantasy. (Updated 1/8/13) |
| Upcoming 7 Games | | Date | Opp | Time | Scheduled Starter | | 5/26/13 | LAA | 2:10 pm | Jerome Williams | | 5/27/13 | STL | 2:10 pm | Adam Wainwright | | 5/28/13 | STL | 8:10 pm | Tyler Lyons | | 5/29/13 | @ STL | 8:15 pm | Lance Lynn | | 5/30/13 | @ STL | 8:15 pm | John Gast | | 5/31/13 | @ TEX | 8:05 pm | Nick Tepesch | | 6/1/13 | @ TEX | 4:05 pm | Yu Darvish |
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