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<b>09.16:</b> Royals purchased the contract of RHP <a
href="http://baseball2.onroto.com/baseball/webnew/display_player_profile.pl?USML+2+2653&session_id=J3Sb7u9Ptn6Xk8hr9yLdgDkBlrtpw">Jake
Odorizzi</a> from Triple-A Omaha.<div_h name="hidden_note_1"
id="hidden_5" style="display: block;"> <em>(Odorizzi had to be
added to the 40-man roster in order to be protected from this
winter's Rule 5 draft, anyway, but the Royals want to give him a
late-season look. The right-hander put up a 3.03 ERA and 135/50
K/BB ratio between Double- and Triple-A this season. Having
already thrown 145 1/3 innings, Odorizzi's workload over the
final weeks won't be substantial.)</em></div_h><<<br>
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Sadly, I'll have to keep him reserved to preserve his contract
status. Otherwise, "Two Eggs" would propel me past the LMC and the
Hoosier Daddies in the standings.<br>
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Speaking of standings, are we allow to congratulate John Fruit on
his victory yet??<br>
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-Andy<br>
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