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New York Times
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Royals promoting top prospect Jac Caglianone to MLB: Source
The Kansas City Royals are promoting top prospect Jac Caglianone to the major leagues, a source confirmed to The Athletic on Sunday. Caglianone, 22, was the No. 6 pick in last year's draft. One of the game's top offensive talents, Caglianone has torn up the upper levels of the Royals' minor-league system this year. He finished Sunday with a slash line of .322/.389/.593 in 50 games. That includes a 15-for-47 start for Triple-A Omaha, with whom he has played 12 games. He has hit 15 home runs, tied for the third-most amongst all minor leaguers, and has struck out at a 20 percent clip (46 in 229 plate appearances). Should he keep up even an average level of production, Caglianone's arrival could be a boon for the fourth-place Royals, who have scored the third-fewest runs (194) in the majors. Jac Caglianone has his 6th Triple-A homer! This one flew 442 feet ‼️ — Omaha Storm Chasers (@OMAStormChasers) May 30, 2025 Caglianone's breakout comes on the heels of a pro debut last summer in which he hit .241 with a .690 OPS in 29 games at High A. He also hit .236 with a .749 OPS in 21 games in the Arizona Fall League. Caglianone was drafted as a first baseman out of the University of Florida, for whom he batted .355 with a 1.207 OPS and 75 homers across 165 games, but he has played in right or left field intermittently this season, with increasing frequency since moving up to Triple A on May 20. For the past two weeks, he has worked one-on-one with longtime Royals instructor Rusty Kuntz ahead of potential playing time in the roomy outfield at Kauffman Stadium. Advertisement In last week's re-ranking of MLB's top prospects, The Athletic's Keith Law slotted Caglianone at No. 13, up from No. 60 on the preseason list, saying he 'has been incredible in his first full pro season, hitting .322/.394/.553 in Double A with a strikeout rate of just 21.1 percent, more than earning a promotion to Triple A. He's made clear adjustments at the plate and he is destroying pitches in the zone, although he will still expand the zone too easily and I think if he came to the majors right now, pitchers would exploit that enough to make him struggle. I'm quite sanguine about his ability to make further adjustments and cut down enough on the chase to get to the big leagues this year. Between Caglianone and left-hander David Shields, who's looked very good in three starts so far in the lowest levels, scouting director Brian Bridges' first draft looks like a great one.'
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Royals prospect Jac Caglianone homers for 4th straight game, hitting pair that include 459-footer
SOITH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Kansas City prospect Jac Caglianone homered for the fourth straight game, hitting a pair that included a 459-foot drive to help the Omaha Storm Chasers beat the Salt Lake Bees 5-3 in 10 innings on Sunday in the Triple-A International League. A 22-year-old first baseman who bats left-handed, Caglianone hit the long drive in the first off left-hander Sammy Peralta and added a two-run shot in the 10th against Buck Farmer. Advertisement Caglianone had three hits and is batting .346 with five homers and 10 RBIs in six games for Omaha since his promotion from Double-A Northwest Arkansas on May 20. He is hitting .346 overall in the minors this season with 14 homers and 53 RBIs in 44 games. Selected sixth overall by Kansas City in last year's amateur draft from the University of Florida, Caglianone signed for a $7,497,500 bonus. ___ AP MLB:
Winnipeg Free Press
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Royals prospect Jac Caglianone homers for 4th straight game, hitting pair that include 459-footer
SOITH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Kansas City prospect Jac Caglianone homered for the fourth straight game, hitting a pair that included a 459-foot drive to help the Omaha Storm Chasers beat the Salt Lake Bees 5-3 in 10 innings on Sunday in the Triple-A International League. A 22-year-old first baseman who bats left-handed, Caglianone hit the long drive in the first off left-hander Sammy Peralta and added a two-run shot in the 10th against Buck Farmer. Caglianone had three hits and is batting .346 with five homers and 10 RBIs in six games for Omaha since his promotion from Double-A Northwest Arkansas on May 20. He is hitting .346 overall in the minors this season with 14 homers and 53 RBIs in 44 games. Selected sixth overall by Kansas City in last year's amateur draft from the University of Florida, Caglianone signed for a $7,497,500 bonus. ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Royals prospect Jac Caglianone homers for 4th straight game, hitting pair that include 459-footer
SOITH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Kansas City prospect Jac Caglianone homered for the fourth straight game, hitting a pair that included a 459-foot drive to help the Omaha Storm Chasers beat the Salt Lake Bees 5-3 in 10 innings on Sunday in the Triple-A International League. A 22-year-old first baseman who bats left-handed, Caglianone hit the long drive in the first off left-hander Sammy Peralta and added a two-run shot in the 10th against Buck Farmer. Caglianone had three hits and is batting .346 with five homers and 10 RBIs in six games for Omaha since his promotion from Double-A Northwest Arkansas on May 20. He is hitting .346 overall in the minors this season with 14 homers and 53 RBIs in 44 games. Selected sixth overall by Kansas City in last year's amateur draft from the University of Florida, Caglianone signed for a $7,497,500 bonus. ___ AP MLB:
