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  • Please welcome new writer Jared Perkins
    • Please welcome new writer Jared Perkins
    Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A new year brings a new writer. A new year means some new writers here at Royals Review. Some of you may be familiar with Jared Perkins from his time writing at Royals Farm Report and other publications. He has a lot of experience writing about Royals prospects and he’ll continue to cover the farm system here. Here is more from Jared...2025
  • Royals load up on pitching with a draft class headlined by a supreme two-way talent
    • Royals load up on pitching with a draft class headlined by a supreme two-way talent
    Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images Kansas City looks to replenish the farm. The 2024 MLB Draft has concluded, with 615 amateur baseball players being given the opportunity to fulfill their ambitions of playing professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have 20 of these players that they will attempt to sign to professional contracts. If you’re looking for a more high-level o...2024
  • Better know a draft prospect: Jac Caglianone
    • Better know a draft prospect: Jac Caglianone
    Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Florida two-way player has perhaps the best power in the class. With the MLB draft just days away, let’s continue evaluating some prospects that the Royals may consider drafting with the sixth overall pick. Following my write up of Chase Burns, there is just one of the presumptive top eight college prospects that we have yet to evalu...2024
  • Better know a draft prospect: Travis Bazzana
    • Better know a draft prospect: Travis Bazzana
    Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Could an elite college hitter fall to the Royals at #6? The Royals got screwed by the draft lottery, shoved down to the #6 pick despite finishing with the second-worst record. But picking sixth doesn’t mean you are subject to the sixth-best talent. Teams play slot games and sometimes talented players fall in the draft over bonus deman...2024
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  • Better know a draft prospect: Chase Burns
    • Better know a draft prospect: Chase Burns
    Scott Kinser-USA TODAY Sports Burns is a fiery competitor with a devastating slider. With the MLB draft just a month away, let’s continue evaluating some prospects that the Royals may consider drafting with the sixth overall pick. Following the write up of JJ Wetherholt, there are just two of the top college prospects that we have yet to evaluate here. Today, we will cover perhaps the top ...2024
  • Better know a draft prospect: JJ Wetherholt
    • Better know a draft prospect: JJ Wetherholt
    Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The high-contact left-handed bat could be a fit in Kansas City. The Royals have been heavily connected to high school players for this summer’s draft, but that could be a smokescreen for them to pursue a college bat. One of the top hitters available this year is West Virginia infielder JJ Wetherholt. Hailing from the Pittsburgh area, We...2024

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  • • Better know a draft prospect: Jac Caglianone
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  • • Better know a draft prospect: Chase Burns
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  • Tuesday Rockpile: Predicting the Colorado Rockies 2024 first-round draft selection
    • Tuesday Rockpile: Predicting the Colorado Rockies 2024 first-round draft selection
    Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, May 21, 2024 It’s time to let the MLB draft speculation begin! This year, the draft will be held July 14-16 in Arlington as part of the All-Star Game festivities. As for money, the Colorado Rockies will have a bonus pool of $17,243,400 and the following picks: 3rd pick (first round; $9,070,800...2024
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  • Better know a draft prospect: Hagen Smith
    • Better know a draft prospect: Hagen Smith
    Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Can the Royals draft and develop pitching? We are just starting to dip into our draft coverage, but publications are starting to come out with their mock drafts. Georgia slugger Charlie Condon seems to be the consensus #1 pick right now with Florida’s Jac Caglianone not far behind. The Royals will have the #6 pick in the draft, thanks to missing out in the...2024
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  • On the way to Indianapolis and Detroit, I fell in love with Rome
    • On the way to Indianapolis and Detroit, I fell in love with Rome
    Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Why Washington’s Rome Odunze stands out at this draft’s best playmaker for the Cardinals As I embarked on the journey of studying the top draft prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft, I felt 99% convinced that TE/HB Brock Bowers was the perfect fit for the Cardinals, especially with regard to their 12 and 13 personnel and in terms of providing the team with an ...2024
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  • Better know a draft prospect: Nick Kurtz
    • Better know a draft prospect: Nick Kurtz
    Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images The Wake Forest first baseman is one of the most complete amateur hitters in the country. We are right around the halfway point of the college baseball season, which means the MLB Draft will be here before you know it. Earlier this week, Preston provided a bit of an overview of some of the prospects that will be near the top of the draft this summer. Ov...2024
  • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 26: Tanner McDougal
    • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 26: Tanner McDougal
    All things considered, Tanner McDougal’s return to the mound in 2023 after a year away was a triumph. | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers A promising righty has gotten back on track after injury Tanner McDougalRight-Handed Starting Pitcher6´5´´185 poundsAge: 202022 SSS Top Prospect Ranking 212023 SSS Top Prospect Ranking 222023 High Level Kannapolis (Low-A)Age relative to high level -1.6 yearsSSS...2024
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  • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 45: Jared Kelley
    • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 45: Jared Kelley
    A move to the pen may only have made matters worse for Jared Kelley. | JaredK.13/Instagram Is it time to get worried? Jared KelleyRight-Handed Relief Pitcher6´3´´230 poundsAge: 222021 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 52022 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 92023 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 152023 High Level Birmingham (AA)Age relative to high level -3.3 yearsSSS rank among all right-handed relievers in th...2024

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  • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 5 to 3
    • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 5 to 3
    Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Two outfielders and a pitcher start off the Top 5 We’ve entered the top five of the mid-season 2023 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list! Today we’ll rank PuRPs 3, 4 and 5 and tomorrow we’ll reveal the top two. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26, 25-21, 20-16, 15-11, and 10-6. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 22 ballots were cast, with 30 points ...2023

Timeline

  • 2025
    "Since then, I’ve had the privilege of contributing to Royals Farm Report, Prospects1500, Prospects Live, and Farm to Fountains."

  • 2024
    "Here’s some video of Dollander in 2023 courtesy of Prospects Live: MLB."

  • 2023
    "MLB Pipeline: 14 Prospects Live: 15 FanGraphs: 20 Baseball America ($): 15 Keith Law ($): 20 Kiley McDaniel ($): 29 Round 2, Pick 44: RHP Blake Wolters, Mahomet-Seymour HS (IL) Call it confidence or call it hubris as the Royals take prospects from perhaps the two riskiest demographics with their first two picks."

  • 2022
    "Tieran Alexander of Prospects Live did a deep dive on some of the differences between Bellinger’s 2019 and 2020 seasons, wherein he concluded that Bellinger’s leg injury likely contributed to mechanical differences in his swings."

  • 2021
    "I wanted to recap a different points league I’m in with Grey and 29 other people are playing via Prospects Live, but we’re in round 32 of 50, and the will to continue is waning, so I guess that’ll have to wait."

  • 2020
    "Kliff Kingsbury admits his draft day setup was “a bit much”"

  • 2015
    "NFL Combine Results 2015: Draft Sleepers Who Boosted Their Stock in Indianapolis"

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  • • Better know a draft prospect: Jac Caglianone
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  • • Better know a draft prospect: Travis Bazzana
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  • • Better know a draft prospect: Chase Burns
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  • Better know a draft prospect: Bryce Rainer
    • Better know a draft prospect: Bryce Rainer
    Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Could the Royals select a two-way player? The success of Shohei Ohtani as a two-way player has baseball teams wondering if there are other amazing athletes who could contribute as both hitters and pitchers. The Royals selected Austin Charles and Trever Werner as two-way players, but each has only hit so far in his career. Southern Californi...2024
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  • Better know a draft prospect: Braden Montgomery
    • Better know a draft prospect: Braden Montgomery
    Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Texas A&M outfielder possesses a powerful bat and arm. With the MLB draft just a couple of months away, let’s continue evaluating some prospects that the Royals may consider drafting with the sixth overall pick. There are eight college players that are generally considered the best prospects in this class (though this consensus is w...2024
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  • • Tuesday Rockpile: Predicting the Colorado Rockies 2024 first-round draft selection
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  • Better know a draft prospect: Konnor Griffin
    • Better know a draft prospect: Konnor Griffin
    Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Could the Royals go with another prep bat this year? The high school baseball season will soon wind down, and the Royals could be looking to take another prep player with their #6 pick. Last year they took high school catcher Blake Mitchell, who is off to a pretty good start in Low-A Columbia this year. The Royals could go that route again...2024
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  • • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 26: Tanner McDougal
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  • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Chase Dollander
    • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Chase Dollander
    Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The Rockies’ 2023 top pick has yet to make his pro debut, but has a lot of upside and could move through the system quickly 2. Chase Dollander (640 points, 23 ballots) Entering the 2023 college season, scouts were split among whether Dollander or Paul Skenes was the top pitching prospect in the draft, with many giving the edge to Dollander after a year in...2024
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  • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 12, Sean Sullivan
    • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 12, Sean Sullivan
    Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The 21-year-old lefty was Colorado’s second-round pick in 2023 12. Sean Sullivan (418 points, 23 ballots) Sullivan was Colorado’s second-round pick in 2023, 46th overall, clearly identifying him as a prospect to watch. The 6’4” lefty 21-year-old pitcher pitched at Northwestern as a freshman before transferring to Wake Forest before his draft season as a s...2024
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  • • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 45: Jared Kelley
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  • On exaggerated rumors of a farm system’s demise
    • On exaggerated rumors of a farm system’s demise
    Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Is it really as bad as so many will have you believe? Zero top 100 prospects, failed first-round picks, failed development throughout the minor leagues — the list goes on for the Kansas City Royals. At least, so some would have you believe. The farm system has been quickly on the decline ever since the system graduated a handful of top p...2024
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  • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 25, Ryan Ritter
    • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 25, Ryan Ritter
    Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The shortstop was named California League MVP despite only playing in the league until July 2 25. Ryan Ritter (133 points, 17 ballots) The 6’2” 23-year-old shortstop was notable leading up to the 2022 draft out of the University of Kentucky for his elite defense, but the righty also hit a respectable .283/.369/.469 in the SEC, which i...2024
  • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 28, Jack Mahoney
    • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 28, Jack Mahoney
    Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The right-hander was Colorado’s third rounder in 2023 out of South Carolina 28. Jack Mahoney (99 points, 14 ballots) Mahoney was Colorado’s third rounder in 2023 out of South Carolina, going 77th overall and signing for a slightly below slot bonus of $925k. The 22-year-old 6’3” righty dabbled with two-way playing in college but was mos...2024
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  • 2023 Season in Review: Bravo, Bobby. Bravo
    • 2023 Season in Review: Bravo, Bobby. Bravo
    Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The young star capped off one of the best seasons in Royals history. Bobby Witt Jr. has become what we thought he’d be. He was taken second overall back in 2019 with the idea that he could become a cornerstone for the rebuilding Kansas City Royals franchise. Pre-draft, Prospects Live called Witt a “potential franchise shortstop.” The hype continued into the f...2023
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  • • On the way to Indianapolis and Detroit, I fell in love with Rome
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  • Royals Rumblings - News for March 1, 2024
    • Royals Rumblings - News for March 1, 2024
    I got 5 images when I put in “Probably Sucking”, my new motto for the 2024 Royals. This is my favorite image | Photo by CHOO YOUN-KONG/AFP via Getty Images I hope everyone survived Leap Day If you didn’t see yesterday, a former Royal passed away: Hector Ortiz, who spent the past 18 years as a manager and coach in the Texas Rangers organization, has died after a long cancer battle.https:...2024
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  • • 2024 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 45: Jared Kelley
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  • Cub Tracks can only do so much
    • Cub Tracks can only do so much
    Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. It’s not abridged, it’s concentrated. The latest news and rumors. -Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for max...2023
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  • • Royals take gambles on risky prospects in the 2023 Draft
    Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Three prep prospects at the top accompany numerous interesting college players Last year, the Kansas City Royals went chalk at the top of the draft before taking a mix of the typical college mid-rounders and some interesting late round flyers. In the 2023 Draft, the Royals spread out their money a bit more by taking chances on some high ri...2023
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  • • Better know a draft prospect: Enrique Bradfield Jr.
    Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Can I interest you in a speedy centerfielder? With the MLB amateur draft just over a month away, we continue looking at some potential targets for the Kansas City Royals. The Royals will have the eighth overall pick in this year’s draft. Today we’ll look at a center fielder that has been well known to scouts since he was a high school freshman: ...2023
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for April 28, 2023
    I have no idea what is going on here. But somehow this image is in our archive I have a feeling today is going to be all NFL Draft talk. KC represented well last night The NFL Draft is sucking all the KC sports oxygen out of the room. See? I just used the word “sucking” and Kansas City sports in context and it wasn’t referring to the Royals 28th ranked offense or 27th ranked pitching. ...2023
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  • • Royals Rumblings - News for January 27, 2023
    According to our image database: “Washington Post magazine peeps diorama winners”. Not sure what year but it was before images of the TV show Frasier so it’s got to be from the 1990s. Goodnight, Royals Come celebrate National Girls and Women in Sport Day with us at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy! ⚾️➡ Go to https://t.co/KCPD7mX7su or scan the QR code to sign up! pic.twitter.com/GniC...2023
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  • • Royals take gambles on risky prospects in the 2023 Draft
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  • • Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Chase Dollander
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  • • 2023 Season in Review: Bravo, Bobby. Bravo
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  • The Royals Review Top 30 Prospects List
    • The Royals Review Top 30 Prospects List
    Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What’s your opinion on the state of the farm at the end of 2023? The 2023 season for the Kansas City Royals was not a very good one, and with difficulty on the major league stage, some attention turned instead to the shape of the team’s farm system. Unfortunately, the shape of the farm system isn’t leaps and bounds better than ...2023
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  • Cub Tracks’ theater of the mind
    • Cub Tracks’ theater of the mind
    Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The Cubs are .500 in the spring so far, but things are looking up as they heat up. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, grou...2024
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  • • On the way to Indianapolis and Detroit, I fell in love with Rome
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  • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 20 to 16
    • Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2023: numbers 20 to 16
    Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images These five prospects round out the bottom half of the 2023 mid-season PuRPs list! We’re entering the mid-point of the mid-season 2023 Purple Row Prospects (PuRPs) list. Previously we had PuRPs 30-26 and 25-21; today we head into the top 20. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs poll, 22 ballots were cast, with 30 points granted f...2023
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