Royals call up Heath Fillmyer

The Royals have called up pitcher Heath Fillmyer from AAA Omaha to replace Kelvin Herrera, who was traded on Monday to the Washington Nationals for three prospects. The 24-year old right-hander was acquired over the off-season with pitcher Jesse Hahn from the Oakland Athletics for outfielder Brandon Moss and pitcher Ryan Buchter. Fillmyer had a 5.75 ERA in 13 starts with Omaha with 47 strikeouts and 28 walks in 67 1⁄3 innings.

Fillmyer fared better last year in AA with the A’s organization with a 3.49 ERA in 29 starts for Midland. He has never been much of a strikeout pitcher, instead getting a ground ball rate of around 40%. His walk rate has also been pretty high during his minor league…