Conference Call with Deric Ladnier Regarding Luke Hochevar

On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals agreed to terms on a four- year Major League contract (through 2009) with Luke Hochevar, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2006 June Free Agent Draft.

Royals Senior Director-Scouting Deric Ladnier announced the signing and later conducted a conference call which you can hear right now on BDD. Just click on the play button below.



Hochevar will sign the contract on Saturday, Aug. 5 and be placed on the Royals 40-man roster. He is only the fourth No. 1 overall pick in the last 20 years to sign a Major League contract, joining Delmon Young (2003), Pat Burrell (1998) and Alex Rodriguez (1993). **Note: Our sources indicate that the deal is as follows: $3.5 mil signing bonus, $5.3 mil guaranteed, $7 mil w/ incentives.

Approximate time: 14 minutes