Trading in the metal bat this past summer, Jac Caglianone looked to have left his insane exit velocities in the past. The Royals' top prospect proved many wrong Thursday.

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where Kansas City’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In 2023, the Royals lost 106 games, winning just 56. They experienced a 30-game turnaround a year later and those 86 wins earned them a playoff spot for the first time since their 2015 run to a World Series title. That big league about-face has a trickle

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jac Caglianone did everything he could this spring to show the Royals the impact he could bring to the big leagues, but it won’t be on Opening Day. The club sent its top prospect and MLB’s No. 22 prospect to Minor League camp on Monday morning, ending

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- With all of the people who make up the Royals’ Spring Training complex -- from players to coaches to staff members – gathered inside the indoor batting cages early Saturday morning, the Royals announced their 2024 organizational award winners, recognizing standout performances from all parts of the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When Royals top prospect and MLB’s No. 22 prospect Jac Caglianone stepped to the plate in the seventh inning Friday night, he saw the D-backs' outfielders take a step back. Well, maybe a few steps back. Arizona pitcher Philip Abner, watching from the dugout, thought that was

The inaugural edition of Spring Breakout was a rousing success last year. Sixteen games showcased not only many of baseball's best prospects but also some of the most jaw-dropping tools in the Minors. Of the 10 best individual attributes we highlighted a year ago, nine belonged to players who reached

No team had more of its Top 30 prospects involved in the 2024 inaugural edition of Spring Breakout than the Royals. The second year of Spring Breakout is almost upon us, and once again, Kansas City’s roster is full of tantalizing young talent. After sending 24 of their Top 30

Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals have been trimming down their camp roster over the past week, and a notable wave came Sunday and Monday when pitching prospects Noah Cameron (No. 5 on the Royals’ Top 30 list), Luinder Avila (No. 19) and Eric Cerantola (No. 28) were all optioned to

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jac Caglianone is trying to be a sponge this spring, soaking up every bit of information he can in his first big league camp and learning from his coaches and future teammates in Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez. But perhaps the biggest takeaway is

MLB Pipeline revealed its club Top 30 lists this week, and the Royals’ list, along with every scouting report, can be viewed here. It’s headlined by Jac Caglianone as their No. 1 prospect (No. 22 on Pipeline’s Top 100 list). And it features big jumps by two pitchers who will

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It was only a couple of years ago that the Royals were trying to gather as many prospects as they could in moves, whether they came from trades or the Rule 5 Draft or waiver claims. Last year, they traded prospects away to acquire Major League players

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Welcome to the Cactus League, Jac Caglianone. The top Royals prospect, and No. 22 in baseball on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list, demolished a baseball for his first home run of the spring on Sunday, and the numbers speak for themselves: 115.4 mph exit velocity, 435 feet.

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Blake Mitchell, the Royals' top catching prospect, their No. 2 overall prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 48 overall prospect, will miss 4-6 weeks after breaking his right hamate bone, manager Matt Quatraro said Saturday. Mitchell is scheduled for surgery on the bone this coming week. The 4-to-6-week

SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Royals kicked off their spring schedule with a 5-2 win over the Rangers on Friday afternoon at Surprise Stadium. And if getting the full squad together earlier this week felt like the first day of school, the first Cactus League game felt like the first test,

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In a live batting-practice session on a back field, the stakes are low, especially this early in spring. Pitchers are getting a feel for their stuff again, while hitters are working on timing. The atmosphere is relaxed. You can’t read into the results. Throw that all out

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It’s a whole different scene the second time around for Carter Jensen. As the 2025 No. 86 overall prospect and the Royals’ No. 5-ranked 2024 prospect per MLB Pipeline, the 21-year-old catcher is again a non-roster invitee to Surprise for Spring Training. This time last year, he

MLB Pipeline's 2025 rankings of the Top 10 prospects at each position are official and the 2025 Top 100 Prospects list is about to be revealed.

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When the Royals signed Salvador Perez for $65,000 in October 2006, it was hard to grasp just how impactful an addition they had just made. The Venezuelan catcher has gone on to become a staple of Kansas City ballclubs for over a decade and will make a compelling Hall of

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals announced Friday that they invited 23 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training, and the list is peppered with top prospects. As MLB.com reported on Friday morning, top prospect Jac Caglianone, ranked No. 17 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list, will be in big league

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