KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dennis Maruk Jersey . - Right-hander Luke Hochevar and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a $10 million, two-year deal that should give the defending American League champions even more firepower in their bullpen.Hochevar will make $4.5 million this season and $5.5 million for the 2016 season, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Hochevar must pass a physical to complete the agreement.Hochevar missed last season after Tommy John surgery.Despite the need for a starting pitcher to replace James Shields and a designated hitter to replace Billy Butler, the Royals have chosen to first lock down their pricy but effective bullpen.They have already exercised their option on setup man Wade Davis, which means he will earn $7 million next year — a big jump from the $4.8 million he made last season. That decision also triggers an $8 million option for 2016 with a $500,000 buyout. And if the Royals exercised that, they would have a $10 million option for 2017 with a $250,000 buyout.All-Star closer Greg Holland remains under club control through 2016, but hes eligible for arbitration and likely will earn more than $9 million next season.Add to the mix right-hander Kelvin Herrera, who handled most of the seventh-inning duties last season and will likely see a bump to about $1.5 million through arbitration, and the Royals could have $22 million tied up in four relief pitchers for the 2015 season.Of course, thats assuming all of them are still on the roster by spring training.The Royals have been open to the possibility of trading one of their prized relievers, and Holland would net them the most in return. With few impact bats available in free agency, a trade might be the best route for the Royals to address their gaping hole at designated hitter.It also remains to be seen just how effective Hochevar will be after Tommy John surgery.The former No. 1 overall draft pick struggled for years as a starting pitcher, going 11-11 with a 4.61 ERA in his best season. He drew the ire of Royals fans tired of losing, and became a not-so-pleasant face of a franchise that had been treading in baseballs backwater.But then Hochevar shifted to the bullpen fulltime in 2013, and he proved to be a dynamic relief pitcher. He went 5-1 with a 1.92 ERA, blowing away hitters with a upper-90s fastball.The Royals toyed with moving him back into the starting rotation last spring training, but they ultimately decided to keep him in the bullpen. Not long after that decision was made, the right-hander felt a twinge in his elbow. An MRI exam take a couple of days later revealed a major tear of the ulnar collateral ligament, resulting in Tommy John surgery.Hochevar spent the season rehabbing, but he also never strayed far from the clubhouse. And when the Royals went on a magical run to the World Series in its first playoff appearance in 29 years, Hochevar was right in the midst of it, rooting on his teammates every night.Now, after a long wait, it appears hell have a chance to help them out on the field once more. Hochevar is expected to be ready to pitch when the Royals report to Surprise, Arizona, for spring training in mid-February.___AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. Lars Eller Jersey . According to various reports, the striker is about to sign a five-and-a-half year extension with Manchester United worth a reported 300,000 pounds a week that would see him at Old Trafford until 2019. Rod Langway Jersey . Dane Dobbie and Shawn Evans each had two goals and two assists for the Roughnecks (8-5), who outscored Minnesota 6-2 in the fourth quarter after being tied through 45 minutes. Curtis Dickson scored once and set up three more for Calgary and Dan MacRae, Geoff Snider, Tor Reinholdt, Karsen Leung and Matthew Dinsdale. http://www.capitalsauthority.com/ .C. -- With a chance to start over and maybe drive in any series he wanted, Juan Pablo Montoya thought long and hard about what mattered most at this stage of his career.Scotland travel to Trnava on Tuesday evening to play Slovakia looking to keep their Group F qualification hopes alive. Scotland boss Gordon Strachan was happy with most of the 5-1 win in Malta in their Group F opener and the second half of the 1-1 draw against Lithuania at Saturday, which required an 89th-minute leveller from substitute James McArthur. Highlights of Scotland’s 1-1 draw with Lithuania from Group F of the World Cup Qualifiers. However, with their qualification hopes in the balance, Strachan has called on his team to put a high-class performance together for the full 90 minutes. The former Celtic manager said: So far, of the two games, three quarters has been good.In the Malta game, apart from a couple of minutes in the game, it was good, professional, I liked it. The second half the other day, a lot of crosses, chances, excitement, we got that. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. So three quarters have been good so we have to take it into 90 minutes tomorrow.Slovakia suffered their second defeat of the World Cup qualifying campaign on Saturday against Slovenia.That 1-0 defeat means the hosts must beat Scotland to stand any chances of qualifying for the tournament in Russia in 2018. West Brom midfielder Darren Fletcher says he is still in with a chance of playing in Scotlands World Cup qualifier in Slovakia after suffering a dead leg. Team newsStrachan confirmed he will make changes for the game in Trnava against the groups second seeds while captain Darren Fletcher will have a fitness test on a thigh injury. Opta statsThis will be the first ever meeting between Slovakia and Scotland on the international stage.Scotland have lost just two of their last 11 qualifying games (W5 D4).Slovakia have failed to score in their last four internationals, wwith their last goal coming in the European Championships against Russia. Cheap NHL Jerseys. Former Scotland international Paul Lambert and Steve Sidwell discuss Scotlands weekend World Cup qualifying performance on Sky Sports Now. Steven Fletcher has scored four and assisted one more in his last two away competitive matches for Scotland.Robert Snodgrass has netted four goals in his six previous away games for Scotland, although three of those came in his last away appearance vs Malta.Charlie Nicholas predictionIm a critical Scotland fan but we were awful on Saturday. I felt it was a must win at home to Lithuania, who shouldve beaten us, and now it really is.Were not good enough defensively and were not good enough on the ball. Strachan tried changing too much on Saturday. Oliver Burke is a talent but hes not consistent enough to rely on yet. We take a look at Scotlands striking options as they head to Slovakia for their World Cup Group F qualifier on Tuesday night. Sadly I dont feel good about my team at all. We didnt create many chances and I can see Martin Skrtel doing the damage from a set-piece.Charlie predicts: 1-0 and Skrtel to score first (70/1 with Sky Bet)BettingIts hard to separate these two teams in the betting with the draw just a 21/10 chance and Scotland available at 5/2 to pick up what would be a crucial away win. Slovakia can be backed at 6/5. 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