Royals sign 6-man draft class, add 7 undrafted free agents | |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals brought their entire six-man draft class to town this week, signing them to their first professional contracts and giving them a chance to see spacious Kauffman Stadium and learn about the organization. Worry not: In the age of COVID-19, the prospects and their families maintained plenty of social distancing. The headliner of the crop is Asa Lacy, their first-round pick out of Texas A&M, whom scouting director Lonnie Goldberg believes has the talent to pitch at the front of the rotation. The big, rangy left-hander was widely considered the best arm in the draft earlier this month, yet he slid to the Royals at the fourth overall pick. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | W. Merrifield | .302 | |||
| HR: | J. Soler | 48 | |||
| RBI: | J. Soler | 117 | |||
| SB: | A. Mondesi | 43 | |||
| W: | J. Junis | 9 | |||
| ERA: | B. Keller | 4.19 | |||
| Saves: | I. Kennedy | 30 | |||
| K: | J. Junis | 164 | |||
| AL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | - |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | .000 | - |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | .000 | - |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | .000 | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | - |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .247 (18) | ||||
| Runs: | 691 (26) | ||||
| Hits: | 1356 (21) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 162 (28) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 117 (2) | ||||
| OBP: | .309 (25) | ||||
| SLG: | .401 (27) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 2203 (27) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 5.20 (27) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 869 (24) | ||||
| Saves: | 37 (18) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 1230 (30) | ||||
| OpBA: | .273 (28) | ||||
| OBP: | .348 (29) | ||||
| SLG: | .456 (23) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.36 (26) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 7/4 | S. Perez | Placed on 10-Day IL (COVID-19 injured list) | |||||||
| 6/28 | E. Skoglund | Outrighted to Minors | |||||||
| 3/25 | T. Rosenthal | Purchased From Minors | |||||||
| 3/25 | E. Skoglund | Designated for Assignment | |||||||
| 3/19 | K. Gutierrez | Sent to Minors | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 7/4 | S. Perez | COVID-19 injured list (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 3/8 | S. Woods Jr. | Sprained left ankle (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 1/28 | K. Gutierrez | Recovery from right toe surgery (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 1/28 | A. Mondesi | Recovery from left labrum surgery (day-to-day) | |||||||
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