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Originally Posted by Ocotillo
The Athletic's Keith Law ranks the Royals' farm system No. 16 in baseball.
https://theathletic.com/4138444/2023...urce=twitterhq
16. Kansas City Royals
The Royals placed just one guy on my top 100, but I love the depth in this system and its capacity for a big improvement overall in the next year. The class of high school pitchers they took in 2021 hasn’t made its mark yet, but the top two guys they took, lefty Frank Mozzicato and righty Ben Kudrna, still have the same upside the Royals saw in high school — they aren’t all Andrew Painters. There’s some catching depth, some outfield depth, a lot of athletes, and some more arms than I mentioned. It’s a big challenge for the Royals’ player development group, but also means they could make a big move in the next 12 months — and they’ve done some great stuff with hitting prospects in the past two years. |
I'm glad that someone with the gravitas of Keith Law is saying this...because despite the top-level talent deficiency (mainly due to graduating our best in '22), I've never understood the idea that the system is devoid of talent. There are some really interesting guys that have the potential to shoot up the prospect lists, depending on their 2023.