The dog days of August are almost over. September 1 is quickly approaching which begins a fascinating time in the world of Major League Baseball. For those of you who may not know, on September 1 of every year, MLB rosters expand from the usual 25 players, to 40. Anyone on the 40-man roster on…
There is now a place to get a collection of video of Royals prospects. I put together a spreadsheet with links of videos to most of the hitters in the Royals Minor League system. Some videos are better quality than others, but I pulled together the best video I could find for each player. I’ll…
Brandon Maurer and Joakim Soria gave Royals fans further reason to worry this week in Oakland. Soria had one of the worst melt downs in recent memory on Tuesday, allowing 4 ER and only getting 1 out. Maurer was barely better on Wednesday, giving up a 2-run HR in the 8th inning to blow the…
Here is your weekly update on how some of the top prospects in the Royals organization are doing. We will be using the top 30 here at Royals Farm Report. 1. 1B Nick Pratto (AZL) This Week:6 G, .292 BA (7 for 24), 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 1 SB Season Stats:36 G, .243/.319/.429,…
Logan Moon has made quite the name for himself this year. Filling in for Bubba Starling in RF for the AAA-Omaha Storm Chasers, Moon is hitting .337 with 4 HR in 98 at bats. Moon, a 6th round draft pick for the Royals back in 2014, had plenty of success in Burlington that year, but…
The MLB Amateur Draft is one of the biggest crapshoots in sports. Ken Griffey Jr. was the first number one overall draft pick to make the MLB Hall of Fame last year. Often times, first round picks never pan out. Albert Pujols, one of the games best all-time hitters, was a 13th round pick back…
There is now a place to get a collection of video of Royals prospects. I put together a spreadsheet with links of videos to most of the pitchers in the Royals Minor League system. Some videos are better quality than others, but I pulled together the best video I could find for each player. I’ll…
I got to catch my first ever Northwest Arkansas Naturals game on Sunday at Hammons Field in Springfield, home of the AA Cardinals. I have a few scouting notes on six of the biggest names on the Naturals’ roster that I wanted to share with you guys as we anticipate the arrival of the next…
AAA – Omaha Storm Chasers (54-59) Final Score: Omaha Storm Chasers 8, Memphis Redbirds 4 Only three pitchers appeared in this one for the Royals top minor league affiliate. Andres Machado made the start, allowing two runs in 3.2 innings. Pedro Fernandez was comfortable in long relief, allowing one run in 3.1 innings. Kyle Zimmer…
Here is your weekly update on how some of the top prospects in the Royals organization are doing. We will be using the top 30 here at Royals Farm Report. 1. 1B Nick Pratto (AZL) This Week: 5 G, .316 BA (6 for 19), 2 2B, 1 SB Season Stats: 30 G, .233/.309/.388, 10 2B, 1…
AAA – Omaha Storm Chasers (53-59) Final Score: Omaha Storm Chasers 5, Sacramento River Cats 0 Omaha picked up a well-rounded win Sunday afternoon. Onelki Garci was one mound, looking impressive. He pitched seven scoreless, allowing only one hit and one walk. He struck out eight. Kevin McCarthy and Sam Selman each followed with scoreless…
I got to watch Foster Griffin pitch for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday for the first time since he's been in AA. The Naturals are 1-11 in their last 12 games against the Springfield Cardinals, so for what ever reason they haven't fared well against the Cards' AA team. Griffin's performance Sunday night reflected…
