Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Kansas City Royals system.
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Jason Kendall Adam is an American professional baseball player from Overland Park, Kansas. The right handed pitcher was drafted in the 5th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, by the Kansas City Royals.[1]
Adam currently plays for the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League. The Cougars are a class A affiliate of the Royals in Minor League Baseball.
In his senior season at Blue Valley Northwest High School, Adam threw 41 2/3 innings with a 2.16 ERA. His 79 strikeouts to just 7 walks impressed scouts. Adam signed with the Royals, forgoing his college commitment to the University of Missouri.[2]
Jason Adam is represented by Platinum Sports and Entertainment.[3]
Federico Castañeda Sonora (born November 24, 1984 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals farm system. He bats and throws right-handed.
On November 28, 2008 Castañeda was signed by the Royals to a Minor League contract and might be invited to the Major League camp as a non-roster invitee to spring training.[4]
| Christian Colon | |
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| Kansas City Royals – No. -- | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 14, 1989 Cayey, Puerto Rico |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Christian Colon is a baseball shortstop in the Kansas City Royals organization. He was drafted with the fourth overall pick of the 2010 MLB Draft. Currently he is on the Wilmington Blue Rocks roster and will most likely remain so for most of the 2011 season.
| Irving Falu | |
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 72 | |
| Second Baseman | |
| Born: June 6, 1983 | |
| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
Irving Falu (born June 6, 1983 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico) is a minor league baseball player, currently playing second base and shortstop for the Omaha Royals, the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. He attended college at Indian Hills and was drafted in the 21st round of the 2003 first year player draft. He is the cousin of the Boston Red Sox first base coach Luis Alicea.[5]
| John Lamb | |
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| Kansas City Royals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 10, 1990 La Palma, California |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
John Michael Lamb (born July 10, 1990) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Lamb was drafted by the Royals in the 5th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. Prior to the 2011 season, Lamb was rated the 18th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America
| Daniel Mateo | |
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 18 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: August 10, 1991 Miami, Florida |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
Daniel Mateo (born August 8, 1991, in Miami, Florida) is an American Minor League Baseball Shortstop who currently plays for the AZL Royals.[6]
| William Myers | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: December 10, 1990 Thomasville, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
William Bradford "Will" or "Wil" Myers (born December 10, 1990, in Thomasville, North Carolina) is a minor league baseball outfielder in the Kansas City Royals system.[7]
Myers was drafted by the Royals in the third round, 91st overall, of the 2009 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft as a catcher.[8] Myers signed a contract with the Royals, that included a $2 million dollar signing bonus, in August 2009.[9] He attended Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina.[10]
Myers was ranked the third-best prospect in the Kansas City Royals farm system by Baseball America prior to the start of the 2010 baseball season, and was ranked among the top 50 prospects in baseball by John Manuel in Baseball America's Midseason Updated Top 25 Prospects. In January 2010, MLB.com ranked Myers as the 33rd-best prospect in baseball.[11] In November 2010, Baseball America ranked Myers as the second-best prospect in the Kansas City Royals' farm system.[12]
Myers made his debut in professional baseball in 2009, when he batted .369 with 5 home runs in 84 at bats with Royals' Rookie League affiliates, the Idaho Falls Chukars and the Burlington Royals.[13] Myers began the 2010 season playing catcher for the Burlington Bees of the Midwest League, and was named to the Midwest League All-Star team.[14] On July 1, 2010, the Royals promoted Myers to the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League,[15] a league generally considered more advanced than those he had previously played in. In his Carolina League debut, Myers had three hits, including a two-run single that gave his new team a three-run lead.[16] Myers finished the 2010 season batting .315 with a .429 on-base percentage overall, and totalled 14 home runs, 83 runs batted in, and 85 walks between his time in the Midwest League and Carolina League.[13]
Prior to the 2011 season, the Royals shifted Myers to the outfield.[17]
| Ryan Verdugo | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 10, 1987 Pasadena, California |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Ryan L. Verdugo (born April 10, 1987) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Verdugo attended Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington. He was chosen by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 43rd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. Verdugo then attended Skagit Valley College for two years. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 47th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, but again did not sign.
Verdugo transferred to Louisiana State University for his junior season, where he played for the LSU Tigers baseball team. Following the 2008 season, he was drafted by the Giants in the 9th round (267th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, and signed.
Following the 2011 season, Verdugo was traded by the Giants to the Royals with Jonathan Sánchez for Melky Cabrera.[18]
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