Recently, a follower of the Royals Farm Report twitter account named “Ryan Heffernon” expressed concern after watching a clip of a Gavin Cross home run. He quote tweeted the clip with the comment “I cannot unsee Ryan O’Hearn’s in his swing and that terrifies me.” Understandable. Royals fans are conditioned to expect the worst. Years…
Heading into day 3 of the 2022 MLB draft, many in the Royals squak-o-sphere (myself included) were puzzled by some of their day 2 selections. The Royals used rounds three through 10 to target what seemed like long-shot college pitching that no public draft boards had anywhere near the slots in which they were taken.…
College World Series Elimination Game vs. Arkansas RHP Mason Barnett is an interesting guy. He didn’t have the greatest college season pitching in the SEC but he does seem to throw four pitches for strikes. In this game against Arkansas, he was the victim of some bad luck against a really good hitting team. Barnett…
Alex and Joel are joined by Jared Perkins, Jacob Milham of the Royals Rundown Podcast, and Marcus Meade of the Royals Weekly Podcast to talk about the Draft Guide and the Royals 2022 draft class and strategy. Then, Alex is joined by David Lesky from Inside the Crown to talk about the draft and the…
Take a bow, Danny Ontiveros. You played this one beautifully. One of the persistent cries of Royals fans and commentators alike voices a desire to see a coherent plan for roster building by the Royals front office. As outsiders, it’s often difficult to know if the Royals have a good plan (unlikely given the team’s…
Now here’s a pick I can get down with. Patteson is a big LHP standing 6′ 5″ and was running his fastball up to 96 mph before leaving a start in early April. The University of Central Florida had Tommy John Surgery shortly after and will probably be looking to sign whatever the Royals are…
With the 87th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Kansas City Royals have selected Auburn RHP Mason Barnett. Barnett was not a part of our top-100 ranking in the Draft Guide and came in at #209 at MLB Pipeline. He’s got a wipeout slider that can touch 87 mph at times, and his…
Danny Ontiveros, take a bow. We have been begging the Royals to #DraftMoreHitters on Twitter this spring, specifically of the college variety, and the Royals went out and took two of the best college hitters available at the time of their respective selection. Gavin Cross, an athletic outfielder from Virginia Tech, was the Royals first…
Alex and Josh are once again joined by Marcus and Mike Meade of the Royals Weekly podcast to breakdown the selection of Arkansas 3B Cayden Wallace with the 49th overall pick of the 2022 MLB Draft. Then the guys give draft grades for night one of the MLB Draft. Spoiler, they’re good. Apple Podcasts Spotify
The Kansas City Royals selected Virginia Tech outfielder Gavin Cross with the 9th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. Alex, Joel, and Josh break down the pick and are joined by Marcus and Mike Meade of the Royals Weekly podcast to grade the pick. Apple Podcasts Spotify
With the 9th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Kansas City Royals selected Gavin Cross, an outfielder from Virginia Tech. Before draft night, many saw Cross as a likely selection for the Royals, as he will fit their strengths in hitting development and has more defensive value than some of the other college bats…
The Kansas City Royals have selected Arkansas third baseman Cayden Wallace with the 49th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. The Royals traded their second pick of the draft to Atlanta for Drew Waters, Andrew Hoffmann, and CJ Alexander, so their second pick was not be until #49. In the 2022 RFR Draft Guide,…
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We sit down with Kyle Boddy of Driveline Baseball to talk about MLB Draft processes, scouting, development, and plenty more. Then, Mason McRae joins the show to talk about under rated draft prospects, how the Royals should approach their 9th overall pick, and more. Enjoy! Apple Podcasts Spotify
Joe Doyle of Prospects Live and Jeff Ellis join the guys for the second year in a row to preview the upcoming MLB Draft. Who do the guys think is most likely to be taken by the Royals at #9? Who will be the best players available? Is it a good year to try to…
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