Wednesday Morning Roll Call: 8/21/19

Team Record Time Starting Pitcher DSL Royals1 39-28 9:30 AM TBD DSL Royals2 29-39 9:30 AM TBD Burlington Royals 36-24 10:30 AM TBD Lexington Legends 61-65 11:05 AM TBD Wilmington Blue Rocks 73-52 3:45 PM Marcelo Martinez Wilmington Blue Rocks (Game 2 – Makeup of 7/11) 73-52 TBD Kris Bubic Kansas City Royals 45-81 6:05…

Who Should be the Fifth Starter?

The Royals haven’t announced who their fifth starter is going to be so let’s take a deeper look at some of those guys who might be the man.  Currently the Royals have a TBD listed as the Wednesday night starter.  That mystery man will go between Junis and Lopez against the Mariners. Here are your…

Four Starting Pitchers to Watch in 2019

The Royals don’t usually make a huge splash when they sign international free agents.  Just go back to July 2nd and look at the Baseball America Top 50 International Free Agent list and you won’t see the Royals mentioned but one time.  Even so, the Royals have had some success signing impact players.  Here is…

Royals Add Staumont, Blewett, and Hernandez to 40-Man Roster

The Royals have added three RHPs to their 40-man roster.  Josh Staumont, Scott Blewett, and Arnaldo Hernandez are one step closer to their dreams of pitching in the major leagues. Josh Staumont has a big arm and can hit triple digits with his fastball.  His control has always been his issue.  Alex wrote about him…

Checking in on Arnaldo Hernandez

Arnaldo Hernandez is someone who caught my eye when I saw him pitch on June 29 against the San Antonio Missions.  It was his first AA start and I was excited to get a look at him as I had heard he was a decent arm.  I posted in my group chat with RFR that…

Royals Farm Report 2018 Mid-Season Top 100: 90-81

Hello and welcome. It feels like forever since we did our first ever Top 100 list this winter. We’ll be updating our lists throughout the year to include new prospects, but we’ll vote on a new top 100 twice a year. One mid-season, one in the offseason. In case you missed our last top 100 segment, here…

2017 Royals Prospect Rankings: 70-61

This is the fourth piece of the second edition of Royals Farm Report’s Prospect Rankings; as we came out with our first top 30 list in July. We’ve expanded our horizons on these rankings, deciding to come out with a top 100 list. This post will cover 70-61 in our rankings. Enjoy! Method: Our method…