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Hartsock back from Omaha, De La Vara moves up

August 25, 2009 - Texas League (TL1)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals News Release


SPRINGDALE, AR - The Kansas City Royals announced three transactions today that affected the Northwest Arkansas roster. The related details are below.

Left-hander Gilbert De La Vara has been transferred to Triple-A Omaha. The 24-year old De La Vara has appeared in 35 games for the Naturals this season, including one start, and has posted a 6-1 record and a 5.74 ERA with two saves in 64 1/3 innings pitched. The southpaw, who will see Triple-A action for the first time, was in his second season with the Naturals but spent a portion of the 2007 season in the Texas League with Wichita. The Tucson, AZ resident was the Royals' 15th round selection in the 2004 draft.

Right-hander Aaron Hartsock rejoins the Naturals from Triple-A Omaha after making one appearance for the O-Royals on Monday night. The 25-year old resident of Imperial, CA is 2-1 with a 3.07 ERA and five saves over 23 appearances with the Naturals in 2009. He is amongst Kansas City Royals' minor league leaders this season in saves (16 between Advanced Class-A and Double-A) and appearances (38). Hartsock was the Royals' 23rd round selection in 2006 out of Cal Baptist University.

Right-hander Chad Orvella also rejoins the active roster after having been sidelined since late July with a right groin injury. Orvella, the 28-year old right-hander, joined the Naturals in late June after signing as a minor league free agent following his release from the Tampa Bay Rays organization. Originally a 13th round selection of Tampa Bay in the 2003 draft, the Sammamish, WA resident has 69 games of Major League experience, having spent a portion of the 2005-2007 seasons with Tampa Bay. In those 69 games, he owns a 4-10 record and a 5.79 ERA with one save in 82 1/3 innings. He missed all of the 2008 season recovering from shoulder surgery. In four games with the Naturals this season, he is 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA.

After the moves, the Naturals' roster stands at the Texas League limit of 24 active players.

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and play at state-of-the-art Arvest Ballpark, located in Springdale. The Naturals have a toll-free ticket hotline (1-877-444-2637) for fans to purchase Naturals tickets. Our website, nwanaturals.com offers fans the opportunity to purchase tickets online and avoid lines at the ticket windows by printing their tickets at home or at the office.

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