PT TOMORROW: AL Central—A Tepesch tale of 3 seasons in 1

Kansas City Royals

The 2015 champs continue to struggle with their fifth slot in the rotation, and the KC media continues to talk about possibilities from outside the organization. Looking inside, though, we reviewed a few candidates in the June 30 PT Tomorrow and present a few more in today's column.

Recently claimed Nick Tepesch (RHP, KC; pictured above in his lone appearance for LAD) has pitched for three minor league teams in 2016. All three are in the Pacific Coast League, but Tepesch has seemingly gone through three contrasting seasons. Beginning at Triple-A Round Rock, he survived a 4.2 Dom and 10.3 H/9 to post a 4.11 ERA in 65.2 IP. Moving on to Triple-A Oklahoma City, he fired off 17 K in 18 IP (three starts) on his way to a...

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