Former MLB exec blasts Royals' 'irresponsible' move with top prospect Jac Caglianone

Kansas City was ecstatic erstwhile the Royals called up their apical prospect, Jac Caglianone, but 1 erstwhile MLB enforcement called it the "single-most irresponsible determination I’ve seen successful rather a agelong time."

Former Miami Marlins squad president David Samson vocalized his displeasure with the Royals’ beforehand bureau bringing Caglianone up to the large leagues contempt his occurrence successful the minors. 

It wasn't Caglianone’s show Samson was referencing successful his opinion. It has to bash with work time. 

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Kansas City Royals designated hitter Jac Caglianone bats against the St. Louis Cardinals during the 2nd inning of his Major League Baseball debut astatine Busch Stadium. (Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)

"If he’s going to beryllium that good, however bash you telephone him up present wherever helium volition deed arbitration a afloat twelvemonth earlier than if they waited until aft astir June 17?" Samson wondered.

"I person nary thought however a squad that’s not successful the apical 10 of payroll is not paying attraction to dates. And the Royals forcing the issue, that’s a clump of equine hockey. You instrumentality the other 2 weeks due to the fact that it gives you an other twelvemonth and compounds itself successful arbitration."

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Caglianone volition scope arbitration a twelvemonth aboriginal due to the fact that Kansas City brought him up earlier the Super Two deadline. Service clip has been a debated taxable for immoderate clip among shot experts and fans due to the fact that teams bash person the quality to support prospects down connected the workplace to guarantee different twelvemonth of control. 

But Kansas City intelligibly doesn’t caput bringing up Caglianone now. 

Kansas City Royals designated hitter Jac Caglianone (14) bats against the St. Louis Cardinals during the 2nd inning of his Major League Baseball debut astatine Busch Stadium. (Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)

He was conscionable called up, but Caglianone is 1 of the apical prospects successful shot and has been raking successful the minors this twelvemonth with a .322/.389/.593 slash enactment with 15 homers and 56 RBIs betwixt Double-A and Triple-A. 

Samson believes calling up Caglianone present puts much unit connected him to execute close distant due to the fact that of the work clip scenario. 

"This is simply a $10 cardinal determination they made. He amended beryllium Vladimir Guerrero Sr., and helium amended commencement now," Samson said.

Caglianone went 0-for-5 successful his large league debut Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. 

Kansas City Royals designated hitter Jac Caglianone runs disconnected the tract aft lining retired during the 2nd inning of his Major League Baseball debut against the St. Louis Cardinals astatine Busch Stadium. (Jeff Curry/Imagn Images)

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Kansas City is hoping Caglianone tin get acclimated to the large leagues sooner alternatively than later, and they’re hoping to scope the playoffs successful back-to-back seasons aft breaking an eight-year skid past twelvemonth with a wild-card berth. 

The past clip the Royals reached the playoffs earlier that was the 2015 campaign, erstwhile they defeated the New York Mets successful the World Series.