Sources: Royals calling up top prospect Caglianone

The Kansas City Royals are calling up slugger Jac Caglianone, 1 of the apical prospects successful baseball, little than a twelvemonth aft choosing him with the sixth prime successful the draft, sources archer ESPN.

In his archetypal afloat nonrecreational season, the 22-year-old Caglianone has crushed pitching astatine Double-A and Triple-A, combining for 15 location runs and 56 RBIs crossed 50 games portion hitting .322/.389/.593.

A 6-foot-5, 250-pound two-way subordinate astatine the University of Florida, Caglianone transitioned to a full-time violative subordinate aft joining the Royals enactment pursuing past July's draft. Originally a archetypal baseman, helium has spent the bulk of his Triple-A games successful the outfield and is expected to play determination erstwhile helium joins the Royals for their bid that starts Tuesday successful St. Louis.

Caglianone's calling paper is top-of-the-scale power, seen successful galore tape-measure location runs this season. With exit velocities that rival Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, Caglianone is expected to yet beryllium a staple successful the mediate of the Royals' bid on with Bobby Witt Jr.

For a subordinate with specified immense power, Caglianone has struck retired successful lone 20% of his sheet appearances this season. Kansas City was loathe to beforehand him, though, due to the fact that of fears that helium chased excessively galore pitches extracurricular of the onslaught portion and could beryllium exposed by premium pitches successful the large leagues.

Kansas City's violative struggles buried those fears capable to summon him to the large leagues.

The Royals, successful 4th spot successful the American League Central with a 31-29 record, person allowed the second-fewest runs successful Major League Baseball, 201, down lone the New York Mets. They've scored the 2nd fewest, 194, up of lone the Colorado Rockies, who astatine 9-50 are trending toward the worst grounds successful MLB history.

The Royals' outfielders successful peculiar person struggled mightily. In 663 sheet appearances this season, they are hitting .237/.283/.330 with 7 location runs and 46 RBIs. The slugging percentage, location runs and RBI totals are each the worst successful MLB.