The Royals stood pat on deadline day, unable to swing a deal for Lance Lynn or a pair of Toronto pitchers. One interesting note was a depressed trade market for Yu Darvish and the Rangers, as they were only able to nab a Top 5 Dodgers prospect with defensive limitations and a pair of unranked prospects. […]
Tag: Nick Pratto
Diamonds in the Rough 7-27-17
The Royals affiliates had a rough 1-7 day on Thursday. HR Roll Call: Donnie Dewees (9), Brandon Downes (10), Travis Maezes (5) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nick Dini 3-3, 2b, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Nathan Webb 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3-8 GO-FO, 89p/61k Albuquerque […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-26-17
The affiliates had three wins at the rookie levels with all three squads taking the lead in the last frame to complete a 4-2 day for the Royals. HR Roll Call: None BPKC Hitter of the Day: Darrell Miller 5-6 2R, 2b BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jared Ruxer 6.2 IP 4 H 0 R […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-19-17
The affiliates went 0-6 on Wednesday with blown saves in Omaha and Arizona. HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (12), Donnie Dewees (7), Nick Pratto (2), Max Bartlett (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank Schwindel 3-5 2R, 2b, HR, RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Tyler Zuber 2.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-13-17
A good day at the lower levels led the Royals affiliates to a 5-2 day, with their Low-A game getting suspended after playing 20 innings. HR Roll Call: Angelo Castellano (5), Jonathan McCray (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Esteury Ruiz 3-4, 2R, 2-2b, 3b, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Justin Camp 5 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-8-17
Royals affiliates were 3-5 on Saturday. The news on Ashe Russell stepping away from the game came out via the KC Star on Friday from Rustin Dodd. On Saturday Russell’s agent made a brief statement via Ken Rosenthal to reiterate that it wasn’t a retirement and just a stepping away to clear his head. In […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-7-17
The Royals affiliates were 5-4 on Friday. HR Roll Call Raul Mondesi (10), Chris DeVito (18), Roman Collins (6), Khalil Lee (13), Emmanuel Rivera (8), Dennicher Carrasco (4), Jose Caraballo (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day Emmanuel Rivera 3-4 HR, 2-2b BPKC Pitcher of the Day Andre Davis 6 IP 1 H 2 R 0 ER […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-4-17
It was a 3-5 day by Royals affiliates on July 4th. HR Roll Call: Bubba Starling (6), Anderson Miller (8), Zach Walters (1), Joe Dudek (4), Sebastian Rivero (2), Vance Vizcaino (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Sebastian Rivero 2-4, 2R, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: David McKay 7.2 IP, […]
Diamonds in the Rough Weekend Edition
Omaha Storm Chasers 9 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 6 Boxscore HR Ryan O’Hearn 2 (13) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 11 Omaha Storm Chasers 0 Boxscore HR None The Chasers split their weekend games with Colorado Springs, getting a walk-off home run from Ryan O’Hearn on Saturday night. The win for Omaha snapped a six-game […]
BPKC Updated Prospect Rankings
With the 2017 draft in the books, it’s time to revisit the Royals prospect list. There’s a new name at the top of the organization. Preseason List Post-Draft Matt Strahm 1 Nick Pratto 2017 1st Rd pick w/ advanced approach at dish Josh Staumont 2 Hunter Dozier Season lost to injury Hunter Dozier 3 Khalil […]