Royals Prospect Jac jac Caglianone launches home short of stadium, on the roof of the adjacent building
How long will it be before Jac Caglianone received the call to major leagues and adds his bat to the programming of the Kansas City Royals?
Choice n ° 1 of the Royals in the 2024 mlb draft (N ° 6 overall) and the first perspective of the organization as noted by Mlb.com And AthleticsCaglianone crushed his fifth home run of the season for Double-A Northern Arkansas on Saturday. The ball sailed high on the fence of the right field, landing on the roof of the training center behind the stadium.
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Caglianone, who played the first goal and launched in Florida, focuses on the strike of the Royals system and played his fourth game of the season in the right field on Saturday. This could be the key for him to join the programming of Kansas City as soon as possible, the Royals already having Vinnie Pasquantino on the first goal.
Pasquantino only strikes. 181 with a .586 OPS after 33 games, but leads the Royals with five circuits and 21 points produced. So Caglianone would probably not replace it if and when it is called. But it could provide more upgrade in the outside field, where Kansas City is not offended either.
The Royals Outfielders strike a .207 / .281 / .287 combined with five circuits and 31 products. The right defender Hunter Renfroe reduced .151 / .231 / .186 without circuits and did not play a good defense either, credited with -6 defensive runs saved and -1 outs above the average.
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The designated striker could also be a possibility with the Royals obtaining a .649 POS of the position. Michael Massey, Cavan Biggio and Freddy Fermin are among the strikers who contribute little.
The Kansas City offensive could use a boost in general with an average of team strikers of 0.231 (10th in the American League) and 0.631 OPS (14th). The Royals also rank next to the league with 109 points scored and the last in MLB with 18 circuits.
At the beginning of April, Director General of the Royals JJ Picollo said the organization did not want to precipitate the development of Caglianone and put it in the majors before being ready. This can be particularly true if it needs more time to acclimatize to the outside field. Thus, a promotion in Triple-A could be in order before receiving the call to Kansas City.
However, with the Royals currently in third place in the Central Al, three games behind the Detroit Tigers at 18-16, the opportunity could be there to take a step in the division. The pitching is there with a team era of 3.08 (fourth in MLB) and an average in the stick of the opponents .226 (sixth). With a possible offensive help available from minors, how long can the team wait to add pop to its range?
