After taking a look at the lower two levels in the system it is time to take a swing at the AA squad. Lineup 1. Yem Prades RF 2. Whit Merrifield 2b 3. Brian Fletcher LF - He needs to find a position to move up. 4. Brett Eibner CF - Can he make more contact? 5. Ian Gac DH 6. Matt Fields 1b 7. Matt Sweeney 3b 8. Julio Rodriguez C 9. Alex McClure SS Bench - Juan Graterol C, Angel Franco INF, Carlo Testa OF Thi ...

2-3 day for Royals affiliates despite a playoff clinching win by the Blue Rocks.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (36) Julio Aparicio (4) Bubba Starling (11) Terrance Gore (1) Diego Goris (12) Adalberto Mondesi (3) Nick DelGuidice (2) Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Brett Eibner 3-4 2b, 2 R, 2 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Leondy Perez 7.1 IP 5 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 3 K Rookie League Player of the Day Adalberto M ...

(Photo Jake Rose Photography) Royals minor league teams went 3-4 on Tuesday.  HR Roll Call  Brett Eibner (14) Justin Trapp (11)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Brett Eibner 2-3 2b, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Edwin Carl 3 IP 0 H 0 R 1 BB 5 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Bobby Fisher-Brown 4-5 2b, 2 R, BB, 4 RBI  Memphis Redbirds 5 Omaha Storm Chasers 0  The Cha ...

The minor league season is in its twilight with less than a month worth of games for teams that miss the playoffs.  With that being the case lets take a quick look at players have improved or hurt their stock prior to the year end rankings. Up Orlando Calixte - Just 20 years of age Calixte has showed off his wiry strength in putting 12 home runs up and showing respectable ISO rates in both the Midwest and d ...

  Brett Eibner CF 6’3 195 lb. R/R 12/2/88 2010 2nd Round (signed for $1,250,000) Run: He is a solid average runner. Clocks usually around 4.35-4.43(55) Range: He gets good jumps on balls and takes good routes. The only issue is he’s not a burner so his range is limited in CF. He would fit in better in RF. (50) Arm: His arm is Plus plus in the outfield and is a weapon. Shows incredible arm strength and ...

Royals affiliates finished Thursday with a 3-3 record.  HR Roll Call Matt Fields (8) Angel Franco (3)  Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Tony Abreu 2-5 2 R, 2 RBI   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Andy Ferguson 5.2 IP 6 H 3 ER 1 BB 8 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Ali Williams 6 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 11 K     Iowa Cubs 12 Omaha Storm Chasers 11 The Chasers lost an ugly one T ...

A weekly list of the top performances in the Royals minor league system. We take in account age, level and experience in regard to these rankings.     #1 Brett Eibner .417/.500/.875  10-24 5-2b, 2 HR, 7 R, 7 RBI, 3/5 BB/K       #2 Cam Gallagher .417/.563/1.083  5-12  2-2b, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI 4/0 BB/K         #3 Angel Baez 2-0 2 GS 12 IP 6 H 1 ER 1 BB 13 K   ...

4-4 Royals affiliate record.  HR Roll Call David Lough (7) Brett Eibner (11) Matt Fields (4) Geulin Beltre (3) Justin Trapp (6) Michael Antonio (4) Kenny Swab (1) Kenny Diekroeger (4) Henry Moreno (2)    Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Brett Eibner 3-5 2b, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Ryan Verdugo 6 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 6 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Kenny Diekr ...

Royals affiliates went 2-3 on Sunday with a split by Omaha in their doubleheader.  HR Roll Call Yem Prades (2) Lane Adams (3)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Lane Adams 2-4 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Sugar Ray Marimon 6 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 9 K 6/3 GO/FO     1st Game Omaha Storm Chasers 8 Tacoma Rainiers 5 2nd Game Tacoma Rainiers 4 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 A tale of two game ...

Three games on the slate and three wins taken home by Royals affiliates Wednesday.  HR Roll Call Paulo Orlando (1) Eric Duncan (1) Jorge Bonifacio (2)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Jorge Bonifacio 3-4 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Ryan Dennick 5 IP 3 H 0 ER 0 BB 4 K         NW Arkansas Naturals 6 Tulsa Drillers 2 The Naturals have gotten used to receiving sol ...

Follow me on Twitter @ClintScoles   Kane County was the only team to come out victorious while Omaha, NW Arkansas and Wilmington all lost by a single run.  HR Roll Call  Johnny Giavotella (4), Carlo Testa (5), Brett Eibner (3), Murray Watts (4) Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Murray Watts 2-4 HR, 2b, 5 RBI   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Everett Teaford 5.2 3 H 0 R 2 BB 4 K   Nashville S ...

3-1 day with the Chasers, Naturals and Cougars all getting plenty of offense while the Rocks continue to encounter run scoring problems.  HR ROLL CALL Wil Myers (3) Christian Colon (1) Carlo Testa (1) Clint Robinson (1) Terry Evans (1)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Wil Myers 4-5 HR,2b, 2R, 5 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kendal Volz 3 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 2 K Omaha Storm Chasers 14 Albuquerque ...

@ClintScoles Heading into last season it would have been a pretty simple proposition to line up an organizational depth chart at each position considering the Royals had the #1 farm system based primarily on the strength at the top. A year later with the graduation of 9 different prospects the organization looks much different but despite that large number of graduations the farm system was still rated the ...