Here is the preliminary research prospect list for the Kansas City Royals organization. My first pass gave me 54 players which I have cut back to the 46 listed below. Some of these guys are quite marginal but worth looking at and asking about. I would like to cut this down as close to 40 as possible.
As with most systems, the top prospects are obvious. The hard decisions come down to which Grade C types do I find room for, balancing long-term upside prospects who won't do anything soon and potential short-term contributors who don't project as stars but who could do something in '15 or '16, etc.
Kansas City Royals 46 players
Lane Adams OF
Miguel Almonte RHP
Michael Antonio 3B
Angel Baez RHP
Christian Binford RHP
Scott Blewitt RHP
Jorge Bonifacio OF
Bryan Brickhouse RHP
Aaron Brooks RHP
Orlando Calixte SS
Christian Colon 2B
Cheslor Cuthbert 3B
Hunter Dozier 3B
Brandon Downes OF
Samir Duenez 1B
Jonathan Dziedzic LHP
Brett Eibner OF
Zane Evans C
Andy Ferguson RHP
Pedro Fernandez RHP
Brandon Finnegan LHP
Cam Gallagher C
Marten Gasparini SS
Terrance Gore OF
Foster Griffin LHP
Elier Hernandez OF
John Lamb LHP
Sean Manaea LHP
Whit Merrifield UT
Raul Mondesi SS
Logan Moon OF
Ryan O’Hearn 1B-OF
Manny Olloque 3B
Cody Reed LHP
Frank Schwindel C
Sam Selman LHP
Eric Skoglund LHP
J.C. Sulbaran RHP
Glenn Sparkman RHP
Bubba Starling OF
Niklas Stephenson RHP
Dominique Taylor OF
Ramon Torres 2B
Corey Toups SS
Chase Vallot C
Kyle Zimmer RHP
