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April is a time for Royals fans to freak out about relievers

It happens every spring.

Joakim Soria had a poor season debut last Sunday against the Mets, and again on Tuesday night against Houston, he wobbled, allowing a walk and a hit before escaping the inning scoreless. Through 3 2/3 innings this year he has an ugly ERA of 9.82 with a WHIP of 2.455. The Royals brought Soria back this year on a three-year, $24 million deal, but his shakiness in early games has already brought fans calling for his removal as the eighth inning setup man.

The hottest take on Soria was expressed by afternoon sports talk host Kevin Kietzman of WHB 810 in an interview with Frank Boal.