I didn't know that. I knew he had a history of injuries, and that he went to pieces last year, but I didn't know if was following a long game.
Now former Royals manager, Trey Hilliman, left Meche in for what ended up being 132 pitches in a meaningless blowout win last year. Meche immediately went from a reliable, healthy starter to 3 DL trips in 15 months with only two starts over 6 IP. Just wasted his arm on a meaningless IP or two, and effectively ended his career.
