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2015 MLB Prospect Rankings

Kansas City Royals 2015 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: JP Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and scouting videos, as well as statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

1: Kyle Zimmer RHP
2: Raul A. Mondesi SS
3: Brandon Finnegan LHP
4: Sean Manaea LHP
5: Hunter Dozier SS
6: Foster Griffin LHP
7: Christian Binford RHP
8: Miguel Almonte RHP
9: Jorge Bonifacio OF
10: Scott Blewett RHP
11: Bubba Starling OF
12: Cheslor Cuthbert 3B
13: Ryan O’Hearn 1B/OF
14: Samir Duenez 1B
15: Chase Vallot C/1B
16: Glenn Sparkman RHP
17: Martin Gasparini SS
18: Terrance Gore OF
19: Orlando Calixte SS
20: Sam Selman LHP

Prospect Rankings

Kansas City Royals 2014 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

1. Kyle Zimmer RHP


2. Raul Adalberto Mondesi SS


3. Yordano Ventura RHP


4. Miguel Almonte RHP


5. Sean Manaea LHP


6. Hunter Dozier SS


7. Jorge Bonifacio OF


8. Bubba Starling OF


9. Christian Binford RHP


10. Cheslor Cuthbert 3B


11. Sam Selman LHP


12. Samir Duenez 3B


13. Orlando Calixte SS


14. Pedro Fernandez RHP


15. Jason Adam RHP


16. Zane Evans C


17. Cody Reed LHP


18. Christian Colon SS


19. Bryan Brickhouse RHP


20. Elier Hernandez OF

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

Kansas City Royals 2012 Mid-Season Top 5 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413

As we are now halfway into the season and the signing deadline for 2012 draft picks has passed, here is my revised list of top 5 prospects in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Remember, a prospect must have fewer than 130 ABs or 50 IP in the Major Leagues to qualify.
(Stats through 7/28/2012)

1) Wil Myers – OF
Highest Level: AAA Omaha Storm Chasers
2012 Stats:
MILB: .305, 23(2B), 5(3B), 30HR, 80RBI, 6SB

2) Kyle Zimmer – P
Highest Level: Low-A Kane County Cougars
2012 Stats:
MILB: 1-1, 1.29ERA, 14IP, 0BB, 18K, .208BAA

3) Jake Odorizzi – P
Highest Level: AAA Omaha Storm Chasers
2012 Stats:
MILB: 11-3, 3.25ERA, 102.1IP, 33BB, 103K, .250BAA

4) Bubba Starling – OF
Highest Level: Rookie League Burlington Royals
2012 Stats:
MILB: .292, 4(2B), 2(3B), 4HR, 18RBI

5) Yordano Ventura – P
Highest Level: AA Northwest Arkansas Naturals
2012 Stats:
MILB: 3-7, 3.46ERA, 93.2IP, 36BB, 114K, .225BAA

Send your questions or feedback to J.P. on twitter @Jaypers413

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

2012 Kansas City Royals Top 15 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413 on Twitter
JP’s FreedomCardboard Blog

2012 Kansas City Royals Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 Kansas City Royals Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Bubba Starling OF
Born: 8/3/1992
Highest Level Reached: 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#2 Wil Myers OF
Born: 12/10/1990
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals
2011 Combined Stats: .254, 23(2B), 1(3B), 8HR, 49RBI, 9SB

#3 Cheslor Cuthbert 3B
Born: 11/16/1992
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Kane County Cougars
2011 Combined Stats: .267, 13(2B), 1(3B), 8HR, 51RBI

#4 Jake Odorizzi RHP
Born: 3/27/1990
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals
2011 Combined Stats: 10-7, 3.73ERA, 147IP, 44BB, 157K, .244BAA

#5 Mike Montgomery LHP
Born: 7/1/1989
Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Omaha Royals
2011 Combined Stats: 5-11, 5.32ERA, 150.2IP, 69BB, 129K, .271BAA

#6 Yordano Ventura RHP
Born: 6/3/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Kane County Cougars
2011 Combined Stats: 4-6, 4.27ERA, 84.1IP, 24BB, 88K, .254BAA

#7 Elier Hernandez OF
Born: 11/24/1994
Highest Level Reached: International Free Agent Signee
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#8 John Lamb LHP
Born: 7/10/1990
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals
2011 Combined Stats: 1-2, 3.09ERA, 35IP, 13BB, 22K, .246BAA

#9 Jorge Bonifacio OF
Born: 6/4/1993
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League Burlington Royals
2011 Combined Stats: .284, 20(2B), 4(3B), 7HR, 30RBI

#10 Cam Gallagher C
Born: 12/6/1992
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League Idaho Falls Chukars
2011 Combined Stats: .157, 2HR, 9RBI (2nd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#11 Kelvin Herrera RHP
Born: 12/31/1989
Highest Level Reached: MLB Kansas City Royals
2011 Combined Stats: MINORS: 7-1, 1.60ERA, 14 Saves, 67.2IP, 15BB, 70K, .176BAA
MAJORS: 0-1, 13.50ERA, 2IP, 0BB, 0K, .286BAA

#12 Edwin Carl RHP
Born: 8/31/1988
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Kane County Cougars
2011 Combined Stats: 3-1, 2.25ERA, 5 Saves, 36IP, 5BB, 76K, .182ERA

#13 Jason Adam RHP
Born: 8/4/1991
Highest Level Reached: Low-A Kane County Cougars
2011 Combined Stats: 6-9, 4.23ERA, 104.1IP, 25BB, 76K, .235BAA

#14 Bryan Brickhouse RHP
Born: 6/6/1992
Highest Level Reached: 3rd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#15 Christian Colon SS
Born: 5/14/1989
Highest Level Reached: Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals
2011 Combined Stats: .257, 14(2B), 2(3B), 8HR, 61RBI, 17SB

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

Baseball Cards

Eric Hosmer Topps Chrome Superfractor Rookie Breaks $2,000

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Kansas City Royals rookie Eric Hosmer burst onto the scene in 2011. He hit .293 with 27 Doubles, 3 Triples, 19 Home Runs and 78 RBI’s and should be among the top vote getters for the American League Rookie of the Year award. His baseball cards are subsequently going bonkers. His 2011 Topps Chrome Superfractor 1/1 ends tonight in about three hours. It has currently broken the $2,000 mark and continues to rise. View the card via the link below, and check back later tonight to see just how high it goes.

Eric Hosmer 2011 Topps Chrome Superfractor 1/1 Rookie
— Ends Tonight

Prospect Rankings

2011 Kansas City Royals Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

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With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the Kansas City Royals preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Mike Moustakas GRADE: A-
Moustakas batted .263 with 18 Doubles, 1 Triple, 5 Home Runs, and 30 RBI’s for the Royals. He walked 22 times and struck out 51 times in 89 games. For the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, Moustakas hit .287 with 15 Doubles, 1 Triple, 10 Home Runs and 44 RBI’s in 55 Games.

#2 Eric Hosmer GRADE: A+
Hosmer batted .293 with 27 Doubles, 3 Triples, 19 Home Runs and 78 RBI’s for the Royals. He walked 34 times and struck out 82 times in 128 games. He also stole 11 bases on the season. At Triple-A Omaha, Hosmer batted .439 with 5 Doubles, 3 Home Runs and 15 RBI’s in 26 Games.

#3 Wil Myers GRADE: C
Myers batted .254 with 23 Doubles, 1 Triple, 8 Home Runs and 49 RBI’s for the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals. He walked 52 times and struck out 88 times in 99 games.

#4 Mike Montgomery GRADE: C-
Montgomery went 5-11 with a 5.32ERA at Triple-A Omaha. He walked 69 and struck out 129 in 150.2 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .271 off of Montgomery on the season.

#5 John Lamb GRADE: B-
Lamb went 1-2 with a 3.09ERA in 8 starts for Double-A Northwest Arkansas before undergoing Tommy John surgery and missing the remainder of the 2011 season. He walked 13 and struck out 22 in 35 innings. Opposing batters hit .246 off of Lamb. The grade reflects what he did while he was healthy.

#6 Jake Odorizzi GRADE: B+
Odorizzi was a combined 10-7 with a 3.73ERA between the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks and Double-A Northwest Arkansas. He walked 44 and struck out 157 in 147 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .244 off of Odorizzi on the season.

#7 Christian Colon GRADE: B-
Colon batted .257 with 14 Doubles, 2 Triples, 8 Home Runs and 61 RBI’s for Double-A Northwest Arkansas. He also stole 17 bases. Colon walked 46 times and struck out just 51 times in 127 games.

#8 Aaron Crow GRADE: A
Crow went 4-4 with a 2.76ERA out of the Royals bullpen. He made the 2011 American League All Star Team. He walked 31 and struck out 65 in 62 innings. Big league hitters batted .237 off of Crow on the season.

#9 Chris Dwyer GRADE: C+
Dwyer went 8-10 with a 5.60ERA for Double-A Northwest Arkansas. He walked 78 and struck out 126 in 141.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .238 against Dwyer on the season.

#10 Danny Duffy GRADE: B-
Duffy went 4-8 with a 5.64ERA for the Royals. He walked 51 and struck out 87 in 105.1 innings. Big league hitters batted .287 off of Duffy. At Triple-A Omaha, Duffy went 3-1 with a 3.43ERA in 8 starts.

#11 Jeremy Jeffress GRADE: C
Jeffress opened the season with the Royals where he went 1-1 with a 4.70ERA and one save in 15.1 big league innings before being optioned. He went 1-3 with a 4.26ERA at Triple-A Omaha before being demoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas where he went 2-3 with a 7.16ERA in 24 innings. Opposing minor league hitters batted .281 off of Jeffress. He walked 40 and struck out 44 in 55.2 innings in the minors.

#12 Jason Adam GRADE: B
Adam went 6-9 with a 4.23ERA for the Low-A Kane County Cougars. He walked 25 and struck out 76 in 104.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .235 off Adam on the season.

#13 Brett Eibner GRADE: D+
Eibner batted .213 with 13 Doubles, 2 Triples, 12 Home Runs and 31 RBI’s for Low-A Kane County. He walked 48 times ans struck out 90 times in 76 games.

#14 Yordano Ventura GRADE: B-
Ventura went 4-6 with a 4.27ERA for Low-A Kane County. He walked 24 and struck out 88 in 84.1 innings. Opposing batters hit .258 off of Ventura on the season.

#15 Cheslor Cuthbert GRADE: B
Cuthbert batted .267 with 13 Doubles, 1 Triple, 8 Home Runs and 51 RBI’s for Low-A Kane County. He walked 36 times and struck out 65 times in 81 games.

Minor League Baseball News

Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden Uses His Pro Baseball Experience To Help Him Succeed On The Gridiron

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2002 New York Yankees second round pick Brandon Weeden is better known as Oklahoma State Quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Brandon Weeden these days. The 28 year old Cowboys quarterback got his start in baseball playing five years in the Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Kansas City Royals systems until giving up baseball in 2006. In the story Weeden talks about how his struggles in professional baseball, he was a career 19-26 with a 5.03ERA in five minor league seasons, have helped him become the football player he is today.

This time, Weeden doesn’t give himself reason to lose temper
— CBSSports.com

Minor League Baseball News

Triple-A Managers Mike Jirschele And Bobby Jones Are Friends And Rivals

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Two of Triple-A Baseball’s longest tenured managers Mike Jirschele and Bobby Jones have been friends and rivals on the field for years. This week Jirschele’s Omaha Royals are taking on Jones’ Round Rock Express in the Pacific Coast League playoffs. it provides a chance for the two skippers to continue their friendly rivalry. In the story link, both men talk about their mutual respect and friendship, their individual careers, and their experiences as long time minor league baseball managers. It’s a good read.

Chasers’ Jirschele welcomes chance to face off with friend Jones — Omaha.com

Minor League Baseball News

Father Of Royals Prospect John Lamb Offers Guide To Being A Baseball Parent

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James Lamb is the father of Kansas City Royals pitching prospect John Lamb. In an insightful piece on MLB Reports, a must follow on twitter @MLBreports, Lamb offers some great advice on how the parents of a baseball star should let their son’s baseball journey progress. It’s a great read for anyone with a son interested in or is already playing baseball.

What Can a Parent Do: A Guide to Being a Baseball Parent — MLBReports.com

Minor League Baseball News

VIDEO: Craziest Triple Play You Will Ever See Starts With Ball Bouncing Off Centerfielder’s Head

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No matter what happens in Nashville Sounds centerfielder Logan Schafer‘s career, he will always have a highlight to show the grandchildren. Saturday night Schafer started an improbable 8-4-3 triple play after Omaha Storm Chasers first baseman Clint Robinson hit a hard fly ball to center with two on and no one out. The ball bounced off Schafer’s glove as he tried to make a one handed leaping grab, then bounced off his head, then once again into his glove for the first out, he then through to second baseman Eric Farris who stepped on second base forcing out Irving Falu for the second out, and then threw to first baseman Mat Gamel who forced out Lorenzo Cain for the third out. Enjoy the video below.