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Will Royals employ Moylan for 2017 season?
- Updated: September 29, 2016
KANSAS CITY — One of the pleasant surprises for Royals manager Ned Yost in 2016 has been the emergence of right-hander Peter Moylan.
When closer Wade Davis went on the disabled list in August, and when Luke Hochevar was lost for the season at about the same time, Yost searched for reliable alternatives in the bullpen.
Yost found Moylan, the 37-year-old Australian with the side-winding delivery.
After appearing in 21 games in May, June and July, Moylan became Yost’s bullpen workhorse, appearing in 29 games over the last eight weeks and posting a 2.25 ERA.
“We’ve been taking the whip to him,” Yost said, shaking his head.
And going into Thursday’s game against the Twins, Moylan had appeared in …
