The Kansas Metropolis Royals made the postseason for the primary time since profitable the World Sequence in 2015 after ending with a document of 86-76 and tied for second within the American League Central in 2024.
Not solely did the Royals lastly get again into the playoffs, however they swept the Baltimore Orioles within the wild-card spherical earlier than dropping to the New York Yankees within the American League Division Sequence.
This offseason, the Royals made just a few acquisitions, together with second baseman Jonathan India, reduction pitcher Carlos Estevez and outfielder Joey Wiemer.
MLB analyst Jaylon Thompson provides that Royals prospect Jac Caglianone may have an effect on the staff in 2025.
“If he’s going to make an affect on the MLB roster, he may need to work on his defensive abilities, and he would possibly see some reps within the outfield,” Thompson stated, by way of Foul Territory.
“They need him to hit, that is what they drafted him for.”@jaylonthompson says this 2-way @Royals prospect is extra more likely to be an affect bat. pic.twitter.com/cTW04p1Lsn
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) February 4, 2025
Caglianone is a 21-year-old who’s reported to play each methods together with at first base and as a beginning pitcher.
After being chosen within the first spherical of the 2024 MLB Draft, Caglianone performed within the fall league, the place his numbers had been spectacular.
There, he performed 21 video games and batted .236 with 5 dwelling runs, 21 RBIs and a .749 OPS.
Thompson mentions that the Royals drafted Caglianone to hit, and 5 dwelling runs by way of 21 video games proved he’s able to doing so.
The Royals will attempt to make back-to-back playoff appearances for the primary time since 2014 and 2015, and Caglianone may make an affect as they attempt to accomplish that.
