Zach Thompson isn’t like Potential Rule 5 Draft Pick Jackson McClellan who I wrote up yesterday. He doesn’t throw 101 mph. Thompson works around 92 to 94 but can bump it up in the bullpen in really short stints as evidenced when he bumped 97 in the 2016 South Atlantic League All Star Game. McClellan…
The annual Rule 5 Draft takes place this Thursday morning at 11 am CT. The Kansas City Royals hold the 2nd pick of the draft, just like they will during the amateur draft next June. With that being said, we’ll be doing as much Rule 5 coverage as possible this week here at Royals Farm.…
Jackson McClelland is a big RHP that played for the same Arizona Fall League team the Royals prospects played for, the Surprise Saguaros. The Royals scouts have probably seen McClelland quite a bit because of this so they should have a good feel for if he would fit their club. I won’t pretend to know…
The future looks bright for Nicky Lopez and 2019 could be a big year for the Royals prospect (#6 per Royals Farm Report ), but it will take a while for it to all play out. Even though Nicky is essentially Major League ready there are a couple things that he must overcome, and they are things that he cannot control. The first one being that…
The annual Rule 5 Draft takes place this Thursday morning at 11 am CT. The Kansas City Royals hold the 2nd pick of the draft, just like they will during the amateur draft next June. With that being said, we’ll be doing a ton of Rule 5 coverage this week here at Royals Farm. For…
The Royals appear to have struck a deal with free agent outfielder Billy Hamilton. #Royals close to agreement with OF Billy Hamilton just working through bonuses and pending physical — Jim Bowden (@JimBowdenGM) December 10, 2018 Hamilton, a 28-year old that has spent his entire career with Cincinnati, owns a career 70 wRC+ but also…
We have two awesome interviews on this episode of the podcast. Patrick and Joel talk with pitching prospect Tyler Zuber about minor league life what he’s up to this offseason. Then, Alex and Joel chat with Adam McIntuff of 2080baseball.com, who gives his perspective on the Royals system heading into 2019!
