A few weeks ago, Alex had the pleasure of interviewing Royals assistant GM JJ Picollo and Brad Keller: Interviewing Royals Assistant GM JJ Picollo Brad Keller Interview #2 Q: Favorite BBQ restaurant in KC?“Joes BBQ in the gas station is absolutely the best.”
MLB Debut: Ryan McBroom McBroom made his MLB Debut on September 3 against the Detroit Tigers in Kansas City. The first pitcher he faced was Tigers LHP Daniel Norris. The first pitch McBroom saw was a 93 mph fastball down the middle which he took for a strike. One year ago, Joel looked at how…
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…
Chasing the Storm: Omaha Week in Review July 17th – July 31 This will be a two-week update. The Storm Chasers finished up their series with the New Orleans Baby Cakes (Marlins) with back to back wins, and take the series 3-1. The Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) then came to town for a three game series…
Royals Trade Diekman to A’s for Two Saturday afternoon brought a flurry of moves from the Royals. Jake Diekman was traded to the Oakland A’s for OF Dairon Blanco and RHP Ismael Aquino, Ryan O’Hearn recalled and Lucas Duda released, Nick Heath promoted to Omaha, and Kyle Zimmer recalled to KC. I may have missed…
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…
Nick Pratto had a solid season hitting .280/.343/.443 at Lexington. Pratto had an even better South Atlantic League Playoff hitting .333/.481/.667 in 6 playoff games. This is a small sample but perhaps it’s enough to give us a sense that Pratto may be a clutch player. Pratto was 7-21 with 2 HRs, a double, 4…
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…
The time is here folks! The third edition of the Royals Farm Report Top 100 Royals Prospects is now in session. The list was an aggregate ranking from the opinions of four members of our writing staff, Patrick Brennan, Alex Duvall, Drew Osborne, and Drake Downing. It’s pretty simple. In the table below you will…
(16-28) Omaha Storm Chasers 5, (23-21) New Orleans Baby Cakes 9 WP: Jumbo Diaz (3-3) LP: Justin Grimm (0-1) Adalberto Mondesi back in the @OMAStormChasers lineup. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) May 22, 2018 Ryan O’Hearn stays on his power surge, goes deep for his fourth home run of the year. — Royals Farm Report…
(11-22) Omaha Storm Chasers 2, (10-21) Iowa Cubs 4 WP: Alec Mills (1-4) LP: Trevor Oaks (2-3) Cam Gallagher went 3 for 4 for the @OMAStormChasers today. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) May 9, 2018 Terrance Gore went 1 for 3 with a walk and two stolen bases for the @OMAStormChasers today. — Royals Farm…
(11-17) Omaha Storm Chasers 4, (13-15) New Orleans Baby Cakes 8 WP: Sandy Alcantara (1-1) LP: Jonathan Dziedzic (0-4) Ramon Torres went 2 for 4 with a double for the @OMAStormChasers last night. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) May 5, 2018 Humberto Arteaga went 2 for 3 with a walk for the @OMAStormChasers last night.…
(1-3) Omaha Storm Chasers – POSTPONED (1-4) Northwest Arkansas Naturals 2, (4-1) San Antonio Mission 5 WP: Jesse Scholtens (1-0) LP: Glenn Sparkman (0-1) Nicky Lopez went 1 for 4 with a triple for the @nwanaturals tonight. — Royals Farm Report (@RoyalsFarm) April 10, 2018 Samir Duenez went 1 for 4 with a double for…
If you asked me which Royals minor league team should I follow the most this year, my answer would be easy. The Lexington Legends. Put onto scale with the organization, this team will be booming with talent. Team, Level: Lexington Legends, Low-A Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark 2017 Record: 62-75 Manager: Scott Thorman Royals Farm Report Top…
When the Kansas City Royals drafted Nick Pratto in the first round of the MLB Draft this past June, the Eric Hosmer comparisons started rolling. Great athlete, knack for hitting the baseball, potential Gold Glove first baseman, power may or may not develop from the left side. Anytime you draft a high school first baseman…
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