Kansas City Royals minor league players
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Kansas City Royals system.
Scott Blewett
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Born: Baldwinsville, New York | April 10, 1996|||
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Scott Thomas Blewett (born April 10, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Blewett attended Charles W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville, New York.[1] As a senior, he was the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for New York.[2] Blewett was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2014 MLB Draft.[3][4] He made his professional debut with the Burlington Royals.
Blewett played 2015 and 2016 with the Lexington Legends and started 2017 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks.[5]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Malcom Culver
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Born: | February 9, 1990|||
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Malcom A. Culver (born February 9, 1990)[6] is an American professional baseball pitcher currently in the Kansas City Royals organization. At present, he is with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.
He attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California.[7] He signed a letter of intent with San Diego State University to play baseball and football, but was drafted instead.[8] The Royals took him as a pitcher in the eighth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft and he began his professional career that season. He switched to an infielder to begin his pro career.[9] He hit .192 in 12 games for the AZL Royals his first year, and single pitching start for the club, allowing no runs in two innings. In 2009 and 2010, he hit .222 and .217 in 67 and 66 games, respectively. He played for the Burlington Royals and Idaho Falls Chukars those years. He converted to pitching and returned to Burlington for 2011, posting a 8.03 ERA with a .865 WHIP in 18 relief appearances; he also averaged more than a strikeout per inning. In 2012, he was with the Kane County Cougars, going 2-1 with six saves and a 3.69 ERA in 37 appearances. In the fall, he played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League, going 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in five appearances. Between the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2013, Culver went 5-5 with a 2.72 ERA in 40 games; he allowed just 57 hits in 86 innings. He returned to the Arizona Fall League that year, playing for the Peoria Javelinas and going 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 games.
He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2014. Between the Naturals and Storm Chasers, he was 4-5 with a 4.57 ERA. In his first taste of Triple-A, he was 0-1 with a 7.36 mark in three games. He spent all of 2015 with Northwest Arkansas, going 2-6 with a 4.19 mark in 43 games. He won the Mike Sweeney Award that year.[10] He began 2016 with Omaha.
He's played in major league spring training each year since 2013.[11]
His father, Lanell Culver, played in the Cincinnati Reds organization from 1981 to 1984.[12]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Andrew Edwards
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Born: Gilbertsville, Kentucky | October 7, 1991|||
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Andrew D. Edwards (born October 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Edwards attended Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky and played college baseball at Rend Lake College and Western Kentucky University.[13] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.[14] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[15] He was designated for assignment on July 30, 2017, to make room for Melky Cabrera who was acquired in a trade with the Chicago White Sox.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Samir Dueñez
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First baseman | |||
Born: Macuto, Vargas, Venezuela | June 11, 1996|||
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Samir Yarin Dueñez De Sousa (born June 11, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Dueñez signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in July 2012.[16] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[15]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Cam Gallagher
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Gallagher in Spring Training 2017 for the Royals | |||
Kansas City Royals – No. 36 | |||
Catcher | |||
Born: Lancaster, Pennsylvania | December 6, 1992|||
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August 6, 2017, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
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Batting average | .333 | ||
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Cameron Joseph Gallagher (born December 6, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Gallagher was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[17][18] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[15] He was called up to the 25-man roster to replace the injured Salvador Perez on August 6, 2017 [19].
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Foster Griffin
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Born: Orlando, Florida | July 27, 1995|||
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Fred Foster Griffin (born July 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Griffin was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft out of The First Academy.[20][21][22] He signed on June 10,[23] and was assigned to the Burlington Royals, where he posted a 3.21 ERA in 28 innings pitched. Griffin spent 2015 with the Lexington Legends where he went 4-6 with a 5.44 ERA. In 2016, Griffin split time between Lexington and the Wilmington Blue Rocks, where he posted a combined 6-4 record and a 5.43 ERA between the two teams.[24]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Nicky Lopez
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Born: Naperville, Illinois | March 13, 1995|||
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Nicholas Lopez (born March 13, 1995) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Lopez attended Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois and played college baseball at Creighton University.[25] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.[26][27]
Lopez made his professional debut with the Burlington Royals.[28] He started 2017 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks and was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals during the season.[29]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Creighton Bluejays bio
Richard Lovelady
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Born: Hinesville, Georgia | July 7, 1995|||
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Richard Tyler Lovelady (born July 7, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Lovelady attended First Presbyterian Day School in Macon, Georgia and played college baseball at East Georgia State College and Kennesaw State University.[30] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.[31]
Lovelady made his professional debut with the Arizona League Royals and was promoted to the Idaho Falls Chukars during the season.[32] He started 2017 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks and was promoted to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[33]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Kennesaw State Owls bio
Ryan O'Hearn
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Kansas City Royals – No. 66 | |||
First baseman | |||
Born: Frisco, Texas | July 26, 1993|||
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Ryan Patrick O'Hearn (born July 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization.
O'Hearn played college baseball at Sam Houston State University. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the eighth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[34] He made his professional debut with the Idaho Falls Chukars.[35][36] O'Hearn started 2015 with the Lexington Legends and was promoted to the Wilmington Blue Rocks during the season.[37]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Sam Houston State Bearcats bio
Ashe Russell
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Born: Fairland, Indiana | August 28, 1996|||
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Ashelee "Ashe" Brenton Russell (born August 28, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals' organization.
Russell attended in Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Indiana both his junior and senior seasons.[38][39] As a sophomore, he went 12–1 with a 1.23 earned run average (ERA) with 101 strikeouts and as a junior he was 8–1 with a 0.88 ERA and 74 strikeouts.[40]
Russell was selected by the Kansas City Royals as the 21st overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[41] Russell signed with the Royals,[42] and was assigned to the Burlington Royals, where he posted a 4.21 ERA in 36.1 innings pitched. Russell only played two games in 2016 for the AZL Royals, where he posted a 9.00 ERA in those two games.[43]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Edward Salcedo
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Third baseman / Outfielder | |||
Born: La Vega, Dominican Republic | July 30, 1991|||
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Edward Starlin Salcedo (born July 30, 1990) is a Dominican third baseman in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Salcedo signed with the Atlanta Braves on February 23, 2010, to a minor league contract. His $1.6 million signing bonus is the largest the Braves have ever given to an international prospect. The Braves say they regard the 6-foot-3 Salcedo as a first-round talent who is projected as a strong offensive and defensive player. He was named the 9th best Atlanta Braves prospect according to Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus.[44] Salcedo's playing career was delayed due to suspicions about his valid age. He was once considered the top international prospect back in 2007 and was offered a $2.7 million signing bonus by the Cleveland Indians but was voided by the United States government due to his age.[45]
On January 13, 2014, he was invited to spring training. The Braves traded Salcedo to the Pirates for Bryton Trepagnier on February 5, 2015.[46] He was traded to the Kansas City Royals in August 2015.[47]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Sam Selman
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Born: Austin, Texas | November 14, 1990|||
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Samuel Ayres Selman (born November 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Selman was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 14th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. He did not sign and played college baseball at Vanderbilt University for the Commodores from 2010 to 2012.
Selman was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[48] He signed with the Royals and made his professional debut with the Idaho Falls Chukars, recording a 2.09 earned run average (ERA) and 89 strikeouts in 60 1⁄3 innings. Selman played for the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2013. In a game against the Potomac Nationals in August, Selman was removed after eight no-hit innings due to pitch count.[49] Selman started 2014 with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and was promoted to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers in August.[50]
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Vanderbilt Commodores bio
Josh Staumont
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Born: La Habra, California | December 21, 1993|||
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Joshua Tyler Staumont (born December 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Staumont attended La Habra High School in La Habra, California and played college baseball at Azusa Pacific University. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[51] He became the highest selected players from Asuzsa Pacific.[52] He made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Royals and was later promoted to the Idaho Falls Chukars. In 2016 Staumont pitched for the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[53][54] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Chase Vallot
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Born: Youngsville, Louisiana | August 21, 1996|||
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Chase Anthony Vallot (born August 21, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Vallot attended St. Thomas More School in Lafayette, Louisiana. As a senior, he hit .545 with 13 home runs and 60 runs batted in.[55] He won numerous awards that year including Louisiana's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and Farm Bureau-Louisiana Sports Writers Association Mr. Baseball.[56][57][58] He was also named the Louisville Slugger Player of the Year.[59] During his career he hit .456 with 25 home runs in 65 games.[60]
Vallot was drafted by the Kansas City Royals with the 40th overall pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[61][62] Vallot signed with the Royals, and was assigned to the Burlington Royals, where he posted a .215 batting average with 7 home runs and 27 RBI's.[63]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Nolan Watson
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Born: Indianapolis, Indiana | January 25, 1997|||
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Nolan Michael Watson is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. The Kansas City Royals drafted him 33rd overall in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He attended Lawrence North High School.
At the time of the 2015 draft, Watson was 5–1 with Lawrence North, withan 0.63 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings. Prior to the draft, he was ranked 56th by Baseball America's annual rankings of prospects.[41]
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