The lefty hitter will turn 25 in May and you could see him as a useful reserve outfielder in Kansas City at some point this year, but I wouldnt expect much more than that from him. The clock is ticking on Guzman, as he enters his 5th season in the Royals system. His 10th home run of the season! Current Level: Rookie. 12. Current Level: AA. Add in his good plate discipline and youre looking at a solid big leaguer, if not more. He destroyed minor league pitching last year, hitting .336/.434/.516 in 35 games at High-A, and actually improved his OPS upon a promotion to Double-A Northwest Arkansas with 16 home runs in 73 games and a line of .321/.417/.555. Acquired: 2019 Amateur Free Agency I love the Braves, bat flips and outfield assists. Playing at an age-appropriate level in Quad Cities, Vinnie is looking more and more like a valuable bench bat at the highest level. 40% strikeout rates generally never make it in the major leagues, as a result, Matias has a long climb ahead of him. He didnt play in the second half due to an oblique injury and he was a bit overwhelmed in the Arizona Fall League, but he could be a useful bench player in Triple-A that gets called up a few times this season. The college lefty could force his way into a late season call-up in 2021. He possesses excellent control, as evidenced by 4 BB in 33.1 IP. 10. 35. The Royals continue to stockpile talent, as the championship run of 2015 fades further into the rear-view mirror. This feels like a make or break year for Matias. For the next couple of weeks we'll take a deeper look at the . A promotion to AA shouldnt be too far off, as Guzman has been doing a little bit of everything for Quad Cities. Local Kansas City product Ben Kudrna is the Royals top pitching prospect at No. Acquired: 2017 Draft, Rd 2, Pick 52 A third-round pick of the Royals in 2021 and one-time LSU commit, the 19-year-old Kansas City native hit .226 over 113 games last season at low-A Columbia and batted .281 at the rookie level in. I was pretty big on Marsh when he was drafted, but the pandemic and injuries have really prevented him from getting off to a good start to his pro career. Current Level: Rookie. Acquired: 2018 Draft, Rd 1, Pick 33 With lack of control being a problem, its more likely than not that Haake transitions to the bullpen. Id expect to see him end up in a platoon with former Padre teammate Franchy Cordero. Highest Level: Rookie 'Home run hero' Ford feted by British school kids. Charlie Neuweiler, RHP. Brewer Hicklen, OF Yohanse Morel, RHP Age: 21 | Highest Level: AAAPre-Season Rank: 1 | Pre-Season OFP: 60Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 22 | Highest Level: AAAPre-Season Rank: 14 | Pre-Season OFP: 45Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 22 | Highest Level: A+Pre-Season Rank: 2 | Pre-Season OFP: 55Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 22 | Highest Level: AAAPre-Season Rank: 16 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 23 | Highest Level: AAPre-Season Rank: 4 | Pre-Season OFP: 50Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 24 | Highest Level: MLBPre-Season Rank: 3 | Pre-Season OFP: 50Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 18 | Highest Level: Draft2021 MLB Draft Rank: 49, Age: 24 | Highest Level: MLBPre-Season Rank: 6 | Pre-Season OFP: 50Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 18 | Highest Level: ComplexPre-Season Rank: 5 | Pre-Season OFP: 50Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 24 | Highest Level: MLBPre-Season Rank: 7 | Pre-Season OFP: 45Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 27 | Highest Level: AAPre-Season Rank: 8 | Pre-Season OFP: 45Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 18 | Highest Level: Draft2021 MLB Draft Rank: 31, Age: 21 | Highest Level: AAPre-Season Rank: NA | Pre-Season OFP: NA, Age: 23 | Highest Level: AAPre-Season Rank: NA | Pre-Season OFP: NA, Age: 24 | Highest Level: AAPre-Season Rank: 18 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 24 | Highest Level: A+Pre-Season Rank: 15 | Pre-Season OFP: 45Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 22 | Highest Level: A+Pre-Season Rank: 9 | Pre-Season OFP: 45Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 19 | Highest Level: APre-Season Rank: 19 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 18 | Highest Level: Draft2021 MLB Draft Rank: 113, Age: 20 | Highest Level: APre-Season Rank: 10 | Pre-Season OFP: 45Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 17 | Highest Level: IFAPre-Season Rank: 21 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 25 | Highest Level: MLBPre-Season Rank: NA | Pre-Season OFP: NA, Age: 21 | Highest Level: Draft2021 MLB Draft Rank: 92, Age: 21 | Highest Level: A+Pre-Season Rank: 13 | Pre-Season OFP: 45Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 21 | Highest Level: AAPre-Season Rank: 23 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 24 | Highest Level: MLBPre-Season Rank: 24 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 24 | Highest Level: AAPre-Season Rank: 26 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 22 | Highest Level: A+Pre-Season Rank: 27 | Pre-Season OFP: 40Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 23 | Highest Level: A+Pre-Season Rank: 39 | Pre-Season OFP: 35Pre-Season Scouting Report, Age: 23 | Highest Level: APre-Season Rank: NA | Pre-Season OFP: NA, Tagged: 2021 Mid-Season Top 30, Kansas City Royals, Bobby Witt Jr., MJ Melendez, Asa Lacy, Nick Pratto, Alec Marsh, Daniel Lynch, Frank Mozzicato, Jackson Kowar, Erick Pena, Kyle Isbel, Austin Cox, Ben Kudrna, Angel Zerpa, Vinnie Pasquantino, Jonathan Bowlan, Zach Haake, Nick Loftin, Darryl Collins, Shane Panzini, Ben Hernandez, Daniel Vasquez, Emmanuel Rivera, Peyton Wilson, Will Klein, Yefri Del Rosario, Ronald Bolanos, Jon Heasley, Noah Murdock, Michael Massey, Kale Emshoff, Kansas City Royals 2021 Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects, PODCAST: The Field and Stream - Episode 5, Cleveland 2021 Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects. He has some speed in his skillset, as many Royals prospects do, but he doesnt hit enough or possess stellar defense to keep him on the field. The Royals were fast out of the gate, owning baseballs best record at one point. Ford and Amador were ranked as top 100 prospects by Baseball America, and I suspect Jensen - who is younger than the other three - could make the list next year. 18. His upside is limited given his advanced age, however his ability to play outfield and infield is something the Royals covet. So far, the production hasnt met the expectations when they signed him in 2015. He has some good raw power, but hasnt faced top competition much. AL Central, General, MiLB, Royals, Top 50 Lists Yohanse Morel, RHP (January rank #21) Kris Bubic, LHP Barnett was the Royals third-round pick out of Auburn last year. Yefri Del Rosario, RHP For the next couple of weeks we'll take a deeper look at the top prospects at each position for KC, including ETA's, where we project them to start in 2021, where they are currently ranked on our top 50, where we project them to be ranked before the 2022 season, and their stats from the last season in which they played professional baseball. The sweet-swinging OF is already turning heads. Your email address will not be published. The right-hander has a fastball in the mid-90s with a decent breaking ball, and had good strikeout numbers as a 20-year-old in Low-A. For the first time since being drafted back in 2018, Nate Eaton has cracked our top 30 Royals prospect rankings. Acquired: 2017 Draft, Rd 7 62)2. Acquired: 2016 Draft, Rd 16 Current Level: 2021 1st Rd Draft Selection #7 Overall. Highest Level: MLB We have a limited sample on Candelario to this point, but the sample has been excellent. He was terrific in 26 games at Low-A Columbia last year, hitting .293/.423/.596 with seven home runs and 22 walks, with a hitting profile that is not that dissimilar to Vinnie Pasquantino. Age: 24 Eligibility restrictions apply. Edward Olivares, OF (January rank #22) Erick Pena, OF Another local product out of Park Hill HS, he has the ability to stick behind the plate and possesses premium exit velocity with his bat. Current Level: MLB. Age: 20 Lee tends to see a lot of pitches in his at-bats, which I was able to witness in-person in 2019. Age: 19 Id look for him to study those starts and come out with much better results in his first full season. Back from Classic, Lopez eyes Opening Day roster. Current Level: AA. Highest Level: High A Current Level: MLB. Who should be higher? While some scouts compare him to another former Royal, Carlos Beltran, I see Pena getting a heavy dose of right field. Highest Level: High A Daniel Lynch, LHP (January rank #4) Rays call up top prospect, eye 12-0 start. 16. April 2, 2023. The Royals placed three prospects on Keith Law's top 50 prospect list with Witt at #6, Lynch at #27, and Pratto at #46. Hes a long ways away, so I cant project him on the 40 man as of now, but that could change with continued growth in 2021. He has a rocket for an arm - he was good enough to be considered as a pitcher - and likely profiles at third base long-term. Top 30 by Team. He also used that big curveball to induce a groundball rate north of 50 percent, again one of the top rates in the league. Servais sets starting rotation; Celesten visits Mariners. The Royals have a lot of good future depth at a few key positions with these prospects on the rise. Tagged: 2021 Mid-Season Top 30, Texas Rangers, Jack Leiter, Josh Jung, Cole Winn, Justin Foscue, Evan Carter, Josh H. Smith, Dustin Harris, Ezequiel Duran, Davis Wendzel, Ronny Henriquez, Bubba Thompson, Cody Bradford, Yerry Rodriguez, Bayron Lora, Glenn Otto, Trevor Hauver, Tekoah Roby, Owen White, Joe Barlow, Aaron Zavala, Sam Huff, Sherten Acquired: 2015 Draft, Rd 2, Pick 64 Grant Gavin, RHP Age: 21 Michael Massey, 2B (January rank #47) Age: 27 Chicago native & @UICBaseball commit Ben Hernandez struck out the side in a perfect 9th in yesterdays #UAALLAMERICA Game in front of his hometown crowd at Wrigley Field. He's got a big fastball and that's about it in terms of high-profile stuff. Hell never be confused with fellow Royal, Salvador Perez, from a hitting standpoint, but hell play well enough behind the dish to be a big league backup. Current Level: High-A. Acquired: 2016 Draft, Rd 29 Explore Dunedin's TD Ballpark. The Royals traded Trevor Rosenthal to the Padres for Olivares. The recent call-up has performed well for AAA Omaha and has thrust himself into the conversation surrounding the backup 3B for the Royals. If you want a reminder on what OFP (Overall Future Potential), we wrote something up in the offseason about it. Current Level: AAA. Highest Level: Low A Just called up to Omaha, Coleman fared well out the bullpen for AA Northwest Arkansas, highlighted by a 37:5 K:BB ratio in 24 2/3 IP. Baseball America had Tresh pegged as a second-round talent, but the Royals scooped him up in the 17th round of the 2021 draft when he fell due to signability concerns. Age: 21 36. Another utility player for the Royals, he likely remains organizational depth with a long shot at getting a cup of coffee. Still, I like his power potential and his plate discipline, and the 23-year-old could be one to watch this year. Age: 25 Acquired: 2016 Amateur Free Agency Age: 22 He has a nice deceptive delivery and a low-to-mid-90s fastball, so if he can get back to throwing strikes, he could be a candidate for the rotation next spring, although his ceiling seems rather limited. 3. 4. Current Level: MLB. Biggest jump/fallHere are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2019 preseason list to the 2020 preseason list: Jump: Noah Murdock, RHP (2020: NR | 2020: No.16) -- An imposing presence on the mound at 6-foot-8, Murdock showed significant strides in his strength, arsenal and control when he got to the Royals fall instructional program in Kansas City last year. The Royals youth movement made its way to Kansas City last year, with 21 rookies appearing in a game and 13 players who made their Major League debuts in 2022. Cox has mid-rotation upside with a very nice fastball/curveball combination. While Esky was a free-swinging ambush hitter, Garcia has a walk rate of 10.7 percent in the minors (Garcia has already drawn more walks in 379 minor league games than Esky did in 782 career minor league games). 440 FEET. 24. 14. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, https://www.prospects1500.com/author/royals004/. Age: 24 Current Level: MLB. Entering the Top 30 this year are 17-year-old shortstop Daniel Vasquez, whom the Royals signed during the international signing period this year; right-hander Will Klein, who was drafted in the fifth round of the 2020 Draft; and right-hander Samuel Valerio, who burst onto the scene at fall instructional camp with a 102-mph fastball. Franchise cornerstone. Cayden Wallace, 3BComplete Top 30 list . @n_pratto do you think youre funny or something? Good plate discipline and youre looking at a few key positions with these prospects on the rise much. 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