Robert takes a look at who could be getting a look in KC in September Additions: Richard Lovelady, P: The lefty reliever has been dominant at Triple-A Omaha, with a 1.66 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 25 K’s in 21⅔ innings. While Lovelady wasn’t great in his stint with KC, I’d expect him to be called…

Travis has the Storm Chasers week in review Ryan O’Hearn – 1B:  O’Hearn has been on a hot tear recently, highlighted by a 10 game hitting streak going into Monday, July 15th.  He didn’t start in the game when he was called upon to pinch hit for d’Arnaud (not an easy task for hitters at…

Gabriel Cancel is having a heck of a season. Alex has a look at his 2019 season. What I found after a while is that A-ball is too early to be worried about numbers due to sample size. There’s just way too much variance. The old saying that the jump from A-ball to AA being…

Check out the most recent edition of our mid-season Royals prospect rankings: 10-7. Cancel’s overall production at the plate could use some work, but what he’s done in the power department this year is legit. Among all qualified hitters under the age of 25, in all AA leagues, here is how Cancel ranks in certain…

Check out our first piece of our 2019 mid-season Royals prospect rankings #63: Xavier Fernandez, C Age: 23 (July 15, 1995) Birthplace: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 5′ 11″ Wt: 197 Acquired: 2013 MLB Draft 2019 stats (Omaha): 60 PA, .291/.328/.455/.782, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 K, 3 BB X has put on a…

Be sure to check out the first piece of our 2019 mid-season Royals prospect rankings. #74: Burle Dixon, OF Age: 20 (October 15, 1998) Birthplace: Sacramento, CA Bats/Throws: L/L Ht: 6′ 5″ Wt: 185′ Acquired: 2019 MLB Draft 2019 stats (Burlington): 25 PA, .143/.280/.238/.518, 1 3B, 2 SB Dixon is a lanky center fielder with decent raw power but hasn’t accessed much of…

WALK OFF TIME! You could say that Kris Bubic was dialed in Thursday night for Wilmington! Our own Travis was making the case for Humberto Arteaga weeks ago and today he had the last laugh. All your moves from a busy day out on the farm. In other news Kyle Zimmer was hitting mid 90’s…

Ryan takes a look at the Royals speed coming down the pike. ” First off, there is absolutely no reason to expect Mondesi to go anywhere by 2021. There have been well-founded concerns about his staying power since he became a full time player last season, but at this point he has established his ability…

The Royals organization officially got their man on Wednesday afternoon when Number 2 overall selection in the 2019 Draft Bobby Witt Jr. Officially signed on the dotted line. Witt signed for full slot value of the Number 2 overall pick of 7.7899 Million. Drew breaks down 3rd Rounder Grant Gambrell in his Film Study. “Reading…

Here is how Seth graded Day 1 of the Royals draft. In combination with a very solid guy at the top who was the obvious pick, I would grade the Royals draft as average, giving them a grade of B. Marcus has some thoughts on why Brady McConnell was a brilliant selections. For a while,…

Imagine just wrapping up your senior year of high school and you have a scholarship to play quarterback at one of the most storied programs in the country. Now, imagine that you are also a consensus first round draft pick in the MLB draft Finally, imagine the team, the hometown team and team you grew…

The Royals have more than one option to be called up to the Bigs. Check out Marcus’ thoughts on who could be next. But even if his BABIP drops, which it probably will at some point, his increased plate discipline allows him to remain offensively valuable. If his BABIP falls, and consequently his average and…

The Royals System is loaded with some very promising pitching prospects. Just take a look at the “Big Four” that started the week in Wilmington Brady Singer, Daniel Lynch, Jackson Kowar, and Kris Bubic before Singer got the call to Northwest Arkansas. What we saw in Omaha Wednesday night was not so promising. Omaha The…