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share-square-354938 Scouts can sense when a Draft might be special, and they had that inkling about the 2011 crop early on. They viewed it as the best class since 2005, which sent 26 of its 30 first-rounders to the big leagues and featured stars such as Ryan Braun, Andrew McCutchen and Troy Tulowitzki. Looking back 10 years later, scouts were correct about the 2011 group. The first 29 players selected and 30 of 33 first-rounders have played in the Majors, including Gerrit Cole, Francisco Lindor, Anthony Rendon and George Springer. The two biggest gems didn't even go in the first round -- fift...

Get to know your Royals minor league affiliates Share this story Minda Haas Kuhlmann It has been a long time coming, but the minor league season is finally upon us. The season was canceled last year and pushed back by a month this year due to the pandemic, but tonight teams will kick off the season. The minors will look a bit different after MLB seized control of the minors, reshuffled a few affiliates, and cut out short-season rookie ball leagues. The Royals will have two new affiliates this year - the Quad Cities Bandits and Columbia Fireflies. COVID-19 safety protocols will vary by ballpa...

Let’s discuss Bobby Witt, Jr. big league debut scenarios Share this story Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images After what can only be assumed to be much deliberation among Kansas City Royals front office and staff, it seems that top prospect Bobby Witt, Jr. will be heading to Double-A Northwest Arkansas to kick off the 2021 minor league season. Just a month ago, discussion swirled around the possibility that Witt would break camp with the big league team. Though he did not, the question still looms: when might Witt debut with the Royals? Until Witt’s minor league station was revealed, such ...

It Can Only Get Better By gprescott on Apr 1, 2021, 9:06am EDT + 2020 was a weird baseball season for many reasons. For example, the lack of a spring training likely skewed the partial-season averages for some players. Considering the projected batters in the Royals 2021 lineup, seven of nine had worse offensive numbers in 2020 than in 2019. Of course, rookie Kyle Isbel didn’t even play in the big leagues last year. The only player who didn’t do worse in 2020 is Perez, who didn’t play in 2019! Looking at the Opening Day lineups for the last three seasons, there are plausibl...

Royals Review Roundtable: The season begins Our writers chime in on what the Royals need to succeed. Share this story IT’S OPENING DAY!!!!! Fans are back, the Royals were aggressive this off-season, Salvy and Hunter Dozier have new long-term contracts, and Kyle Isbel is in the starting lineup, so there is a lot of excitement surrounding this season. We gathered our writers together to discuss the upcoming season. What needs to happen for the Royals to have a successful season? Josh Keiser: At this point, there is only one way to go: up. And the Royals showed some improvement last season, so...