Daniel Tillo has thrown in two games for Team USA in the Premier 12 Tournament. The tournament is a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The top six teams will receive a spot in the Olympic field. There is another qualifier tournament held in March if the US doesn’t clinch a berth. Tillo has been…
Royals Owner David Glass has agreed to sell the franchise to John Sherman Now just a few short days later the sale of the club has been made official, John Sherman and a local group of investors have purchased the club from the Glass family for approximately $1 billion dollars. The sale of the club…
2019 Shadow Draft: Part Two First of all, let’s take a look at my signings. In real life, 4 of the 16 guys I drafted did not sign. Bryce Osmond, Jake Rice, Ross Carver, and Spencer Jones did not sign. Rice was dealing with an injury and didn’t even get drafted. I drafted Jones in…
The Problem with Trading Whit Merrifield The buzz around trading Whit Merrifield is extensive with passion disproportionately allocated to the analytics-minded fans who are in favor of maximizing return for him and strengthening the team’s chances with their next wave of talent. https://twitter.com/RoyalsFarm/status/1157113920307552257?s=20 Brett Phillips wasting no time tonight. Hit his 14th HR of the…
MLB Debut: Josh Staumont Staumont was drafted as a hard throwing project out of Azusa Pacific University. Everyone agreed the fastball command needed work and the secondary stuff needed to develop. He was a thrower, not a pitcher. Now, with most of that behind him and much better off speed pitches, Staumont made his MLB…
Ryan O’Hearn is on fire in Omaha To say that Ryan O’Hearn has been struggling in Kansas City this season would be an understatement. Remember July 31, 2018 when he was called up to make is MLB debut? In his second MLB at bat, O’Hearn hit his first home run, and didn’t seem to slow…
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…
(23-30) Omaha Storm Chasers 6, (31-19) Oklahoma City Dodgers 9 WP: JT Chargois (1-0) LP: Mike Broadway (3-1) Ryan O’Hearn went 2 for 5 with a double for the @OMAStormChasers tonight. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) June 1, 2018 Frank Schwindel went 4 for 5 with a double and a stolen base for the @OMAStormChasers…
(21-28) Omaha Storm Chasers 2, (20-30) Round Rock Express 1 WP: Jonathan Dziedzic (2-5) LP: Yohander Mendez (0-5) Adalberto Mondesi went 1 for 3 with a home run for the @OMAStormChasers tonight. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) May 27, 2018 Paulo Orlando went 2 for 3 for the @OMAStormChasers tonight. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm)…
(16-27) Omaha Storm Chasers 2, (14-27) Iowa Cubs 3 WP: Cory Mazzoni (2-2) LP: Eric Stout (1-1) Ryan O’Hearn went 1 for 4 with a home run for the @OMAStormChasers today. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) May 20, 2018 Logan Moon went 1 for 2 with a walk for the @OMAStormChasers today. — Royals Farm…
(11-16) Omaha Storm Chasers 6, (5-20) Iowa Cubs 4 WP: Trevor Oaks (2-2) LP: Anthony Bass (0-1) Adalberto Mondesi went 2 for 4 with a home run and a stolen base for the @OMAStormChasers today. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) May 3, 2018 Bubba Starling went 2 for 3 with a stolen base for 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 (Low-A) This Week: 6 G, .240 BA (6 for 25), 1 2B, 1 HR Season Stats: 16 G, .323/.373/.500, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR,…
This is the ninth 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 25-21 in our rankings. As we get into the top…
With the 90th overall pick in the 3rd round of the 2017 MLB Draft, the KC Royals selected LHP Daniel Tillo out of Iowa Western CC, a JUCO powerhouse. The selection caught my ear, as I remembered hearing a bit about the possibility of Tillo going early in the draft out of Iowa Western, and…
This is the second installment of our draft review series. We will cover rounds 3-10 on this installment. Pick 90 – LHP Daniel Tillo, Iowa Western CC Lefty with a big frame. Throws from a 3/4 arm slot. He’s able to generate a lot of movement on his pitches. He runs his fastball up to…
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