KANSAS CITY -- The Royals brought in several relievers this offseason to remake the back end of their bullpen with strike throwers and veterans who can handle the moment. But the future of that unit still rests heavily on homegrown pieces, and one arrived in Kansas City on Thursday. The

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KANSAS CITY -- Tonight, we’ll have baseball being played at every level of the professional ranks. The Majors and Triple-A have been in action for a week, but finally the rest of the Minor Leagues will join them with their own Opening Days. The Royals released the rest of their

Triple-A Opening Day arrived across the country -- from Syracuse to Sacramento and many stops in between -- last Friday. Now the Double-A, High-A and Single-A levels will begin play. In other words, the season is in full swing. As is tradition around these parts, let’s get you ready for

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With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Royals’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Blake Mitchell (MLB No. 90), C -- Columbia (Single-A) 2. Nick Loftin, UTIL -- Kansas City (MLB) 3. Cayden Wallace, 3B -- Northwest Arkansas (Double-A) 4. Ben Kudrna, RHP --

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE. The season is imminent and yet new alternate identities just keep on coming. Here are

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On Sunday, March 17, the Royals hosted the Brewers in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about the game and this exciting new event.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Enticed by his 90 mph-plus fastball and big power potential with the bat, the Royals originally drafted Trevor Werner in the seventh round of last year’s MLB Draft as a two-way player out of Texas A&M. When he signed, they asked him what he’d like to pursue:

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- A first full professional season brings plenty of challenges and learning experiences, but Gavin Cross’ journey in 2023 was more unique than most. Cross, the Royals’ No. 8 prospect, along with No. 1 prospect Blake Mitchell got their first Cactus League start of the spring in Friday’s

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Spring Breakout is here, and if you can’t tell, we’re just a little excited. It all started on Thursday, when No. 7 Reds prospect Cam Collier hit the first homer in a 4-1 victory over the Rangers' prospects, and the showdown of the night saw MLB Pipeline's No. 3 overall

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals’ future will be on display all over the field on March 17, when a roster full of their prospects take on the Brewers’ prospects during Spring Breakout at Surprise Stadium. In fact, this game specifically features the two teams sending the most Top 30 prospects,

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- With a little over two weeks to go to Opening Day, the Royals' bullpen is starting to take shape. The Royals optioned John McMillon on Tuesday afternoon in a move that was significant but not surprising based on what has been observed in camp over the past

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There is a prevailing thought these days that developing young catchers might be the toughest thing a team can do. The high school catching segment of every Draft population is often considered to be as risky a pool to wade in as high school pitching. The Kansas

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Royals added several pieces to a revamped bullpen this past offseason, bolstering the back end with a quartet of high-leverage veteran arms while maintaining a promising group of depth options. One such depth reliever won't be breaking camp with Kansas City -- but don't count out

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