2012 Kansas City Royals Top 15 Prospects
Heading into the 2011 season the Royals were seen as having one of the best minor league systems the game had ever seen. After graduating stud prospects like Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas to the big leagues, and several high profile prospects not meeting expectation last year, the Royals system doesn’t draw the acclaim it did twelve months ago. That shouldn’t be the case as Kansas City still owns a wealth of talent that can impact the big league club in 2012 as well as plenty of raw, high ceiling talent that could take a step forward.
1. Will Myers (OF)Myers is one of the best offensive prospects in the game today. He has tremendous hands, a very good approach, plus bat speed and an uncanny ability to adjust to the movement of a pitch. He can lace line drives from pole to pole and projects as a batting average and on-base machine. Though he has plenty of raw strength he doesn’t have much loft in his swing and scouts I spoke with ranged from average to plus home run power for him long term. He is improving in the outfield and should be average there. Myers should team with Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer to form a formidable middle of the order, possibly as soon as late this year. Continue reading
1. Will Myers (OF)Myers is one of the best offensive prospects in the game today. He has tremendous hands, a very good approach, plus bat speed and an uncanny ability to adjust to the movement of a pitch. He can lace line drives from pole to pole and projects as a batting average and on-base machine. Though he has plenty of raw strength he doesn’t have much loft in his swing and scouts I spoke with ranged from average to plus home run power for him long term. He is improving in the outfield and should be average there. Myers should team with Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer to form a formidable middle of the order, possibly as soon as late this year. Continue reading
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