Texas Rangers SP Jason Hammel threw a bullpen session on Monday, as he starts his trek to a potential spot on the 40-man roster. He is in camp with the Rangers on a minor-league deal, looking to resurrect his career after a dismal 12-27 run with a 5.59 ERA over the past two seasons with the Kansas City Royals. The veteran said a couple of problems kept him from being successful in K.C., including not being able to put away hitters consistently with two strikes and being too reliant on his slide[...]

The Kansas City Royals declined their $12 million 2019 option on starting pitcher Jason Hammel on Tuesday, making him a free agent. Hammel was pretty bad all around in 2018, going 4-14 with a 6.02 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 6.5 K/9 over 39 outings (18 starts) for the Royals. The veteran right-hander shouldn't be drafted in any format in 2019.

The Kansas City Royals have a history of success in converting starting pitchers to relievers, and it looks like Jason Hammel may be next. Hammel was sent to the bullpen on July 8 with a 6.16 ERA, and he's pitched eight innings in short relief since then. Over that period, he's posted a 3.38 ERA with an astounding 1.79 FIP. His K/9 went from 5.80 beforehand to 7.88 since. His walks are down, his ground ball rate is up, and he's throwing his fastballs, sinkers, and sliders 1.5 MPH harder on avera[...]

You know what it is--it's my updated starts/sits column for Week 15! Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back again this year with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. This is our fifth year now writing this weekly column, helping fantasy baseball managers pick the best pitchers weekly. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 15, and our recommendations on whether to start or sit each pitcher. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a ju[...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel's newest beatdown came at the hands of Boston as he allowed eight earned runs in just two innings pitched en route to his 11th loss of the season. It moved Hammel into first place among pitchers this season, as his 11 losses now stand alone as the most in the league. The 35-year-old veteran is on a streak of six straight losses and has allowed 28 hits and 21 earned runs in his last 12 innings pitched. If the Royals had any better pitchers, Hammel [...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel gave up three runs (two earned) while working for 7 1/3 innings on [...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel could be in line for a rough start on Sunday. Hammel will take the mound against the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Hammel does not have a good history in Texas. In 22 innings, Hammels has given up 28 hits, 15 earned runs and 11 walks with just 17 strikeouts. [...]

For the second night in a row, the Kansas City Royals starting pitcher surrendered nine earned runs. This time, Jason Hammel was the victim at the hands of the Indians, as he was rocked and sent packing after just 3 2/3 innings. Hammel struggled mightily, but his offense kept bailing him out for the first few innings, allowing him to enter the fourth with a 4-3 lead. He quickly did away with that situation by giving up six earned runs in the inning, capped off by a grand slam to Michael Brantley[...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel pushed the term "quality start" to its breaking point Saturday as he threw 6 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs on 10 hits and a walk. Hammel was eventually hung with a loss as well when the Royals offense sputtered and was unable to match the three runs put up by the Tigers. Hammel's outing was a huge improvement over his disastrous appearance in Boston, but he remains a poor choice overall as he brings a mix of mediocre and bad stats to t[...]

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jason Hammel had a stellar game on Friday, but he was saddled with the rare nine-inning no decision after the game went to extra innings. His effort was for naught as reliever Brad Keller surrendered a walk-off home run to the Tigers in the bottom half of the 10th, but it was still one of Hammel's best outings of his career. Hammel has only thrown nine innings once before in his nine-year career, and that was six years ago. Hammel's not racking up many strikeo[...]