Early Season Hitters Report (prior to May 7th, 2013) Wilmington Blue Rocks (13-17) 3B Cheslor Cuthbert     11/16/1992   R/R    .250/.305/.343       Home to 1st: 4.51, 4.59, 4.55 Outlook: limited range at 3B; has trouble with balls hit to his right/ down the line; above average arm; below avg runner; high maintenance body now and for the future; Future 60 arm/50 glove Hitting: flashes good discipline and sol ...

1. Wil Myers - It takes virtually no time in deciding who the Royals top prospect is, that is something that different from previous seasons and shows the separation in usable talent between Wil and others in the system.  Coming off a disappointing 2011 minor league season the young converted outfielder went to Arizona in the fall of that year and corrected a couple of things, putting together an impressive ...

Royals affiliates went 3-4 Tuesday.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (33) Tony Abreu (8) Manny Pina (4) Diego Goris (5)    Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Tony Abreu 3-5 2b, HR, 3 R, 5 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Andy Ferguson 7 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 8 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Miguel Almonte 4.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 4 K     Omaha Storm Chasers 12 Oklahoma City Redhawk ...

HR Roll Call Wil Myers (31,32) Bubba Starling (5) Mark Donato (2) Chad Johnson (1)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Wil Myers 3-5 2 HR, 4 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Andrew Triggs 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Bubba Starling 2-4 2b, HR   Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Oklahoma City RedHawks 6 The RedHawks jumped all over Chasers starter Nate Adcock Mo ...

Good day for the Royals lower level affiliates leading to a 4-2 record.  HR Roll Call Carlo Testa (12) Matt Fields (10) Whit Merrifield (8) Jorge Bonifacio (9,10) Daniel Mateo (8) Patrick Leonard (9)  Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Aaron Brooks 7 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 6 K  Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Jorge Bonifacio 3-5 2 HR, 4 RBI   Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Humberto Arteag ...

Royals affiliates went 3-2 Saturday evening.     HR Roll Call Wil Myers (28) Carlo Testa (11) Matt Fields (9) Jorge Bonifacio (8) Justin Trapp (7)     Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Matt Fields 2-3 HR, BB, 2 R, RBI  Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Elisaul Pimentel 7 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 7 K      Omaha Storm Chasers 7 Iowa Cubs 1  Jake Odorizzi was forced to battle through 6 innings g ...

Down and to the Left The Royals made the move yesterday to promote Chris Dwyer while also moving Mike Montgomery down to AA. via Bob Dutton KC Star “Everybody felt it was the right thing to do for a brief period of time,” Moore said. “We want to get him back on the attack, loading up throwing downhill at 95-96 instead of trying to make pitches at 90-92 and hitting spots. “We need to get him back on the atta ...

Just one game on the slate for the Royals affiliates so I thought I'd just give you a quick first half review of each full season team.   Pine Tar Press 1st Half Hitter of the Year Wil Myers .327/.403/.676 27 HR 20-2b 5-3b Pine Tar Press 1st Half Pitcher of the Year Jake Odorizzi 9-2 85.2 IP 3.05 ERA 92 K 1.226 WHIP Omaha Storm Chasers 56-35 What more is there to say about a team that has built a 16 ga ...

Tough day for Royals affiliates winning just 2 games in 8 chances.  HR Roll Call Johnny Giavotella (6) Jose Bonilla (3) Matt Fields (3) Julio Aparicio (2) Diego Goris (2)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Johnny Giavotella 2-5 2b, HR, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Bryan Brickhouse 6 IP 1 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 6 K 10-1 GO-FO Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Diego Goris 4-6 3 R HR 3 RB ...

A good day for Royals affiliates with 5 wins and just 1 loss.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (27) Julio Rodriguez (1)  Brett Eibner (10) Jose Bonilla (2) Matt Fields (1) Jorge Bonifacio (7) Dean Espy (2) Adalberto Mondesi (1)    Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Wil Myers 2-3 HR, BB, 3 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Will Smith 6 IP 3 H 0 R 1 BB 9 K Pine Tar Press Rookie League Player of the Day Adalbert ...

Theo Epstein walks on the Royals lot thinking he's got the prize piece that he thinks he's going to be able to unload and pick up a nice return for.  Unfortunately the General manager Dayton Moore is on a coffee break and a young slick JJ Picollo is running the ship.  You see JJ is just the assistant and he knows if he passes on a deal he won't get berated by the owner at the end of the day about just selli ...

Royals affiliates went 4-2 not including the AZL team whose results came in too late for this article.  HR Roll Call Anthony Seratelli (12) Julio Aparicio (1) Patrick Leonard (4) Jin-Ho Shin (2) Nick DelGuidice (1)      Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Julio Aparicio 2-3 HR, 3 RBI, BB   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kyle Smith 6 Ip 0 H 0 R 1 BB 6 K   Omaha Storm Chasers 6 Oklahoma Ci ...

Just one win in four tries for the Royals affiliates.  HR Roll Call Orlando Calixte (10) Eric Duncan (4) Yem Prades (4)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Wil Myers 4-5 2b   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Chris Dwyer 7 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 6 K   Nashville Sounds 4 Omaha Storm Chasers 1 The Chasers couldn't cash in much on their 10 hits scoring just 1 run during their nine innings while com ...

June 10th thru June 16th A quick review of the weeks top performances in the minors.             #1 Irving Falu .333/.500/.625 8-24 2HR, 2b, 8 BB, 3 SB               #2 Jorge Bonifacio .367/.387/.667  11-30 2 HR, 3 2b, 14 RBI                   #3 Wil Myers .240/.424/.640  6-25, 3 HR, 2b, 8 BB, 7 RBI ...

Royals affiliates went 3-1.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (23)      Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Jorge Bonifacio 2-4 2b, R, RBI   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Sam Runion 2.1 IP 0 H 0 R 1 BB 4 K    Omaha Storm Chasers 4 Nashville Sounds 2  The Chasers put up 3 early runs in the first game of their series in Nashville then leaned heavily on pitching to stretch win streak to nine games. ...

Six games total counting the DSL Royals and just one win at the minor league level.  HR Roll Call Irving Falu (4)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Irving Falu 2-5 HR, 2 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Yordano Ventura 5 IP 4 H 1 ER 3 BB 8 K     Omaha Storm Chasers 5 Iowa Cubs 2 Generally you can't say a race is over in mid-June but with the Chasers playing the way they are it would be ...

2-1 for the Royals affiliates at the full season level.  HR Roll Call Jorge Bonifacio (6) Lane Adams (5)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Jorge Bonifacio 2-5 HR, 3 RBI   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Kellen Moen 6 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 4 K   Omaha Storm Chasers 9 Iowa Cubs 4 The Chasers offense continued their onslaught over PCL pitchers during the afternoon game in Des Moines yesterday. ...

Back to back 1-3 days by Royals affiliates.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (22) Jorge Bonifacio (5)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Jorge Bonifacio 3-5 HR, 4 RBI   Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Sandy Garces 6 IP 2 H 0 R 4 K   Omaha Storm Chasers 9 Iowa Cubs 7 Plenty of offense in Des Moines lead by the Cubs and Royals top prospects hitting home runs.  Will Smith's return to the Storm Chasers ...

A 2-2 day for the Royals affiliates.  HR Roll Call Wil Myers (19) Carlo Testa (8) Sharlon Schoop (7) Christian Colon (5) Justin Trapp (5)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Wil Myers 3-5 2b, HR 2 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day Edwin Carl 4 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 5 K      Memphis Redbirds 7 Omaha Storm Chasers 5  Entering Sunday's game the Redbirds hadn't scored in 24 consecutive innings, ente ...

The Royals affiliates went 1-2 with an Omaha rainout.  HR Roll Call Eric Duncan (2) Jorge Bonifacio (4) Jin-Ho Shin (1)   Pine Tar Press Hitter of the Day Jorge Bonifacio 3-5 2b, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI Pine Tar Press Pitcher of the Day None     Midland RockHounds 7 NW Arkansas Naturals 6 F/11 A back and forth game didn't go the Naturals way in Midland.  The top four hitters in NW Arkansas did plenty ...