In 62 games and 232 plate appearances with the Royals, Caglianone slashed .157/.237/.295 with a .532 OPS. He had seven home runs, 18 RBI, a 0.35 BB/K ratio, and a 46 wRC+. Those were paltry numbers, even for a rookie in his first exposure to big league pitching.
Even though there was hope that Caglianone would be a key part of the Royals’ offense, especially as a right fielder (he replaced veteran Hunter Renfroe on the active roster in June), he was pretty much a non-factor in 2025. In fact, the Royals got more production from trade deadline pickup Mike Yastrzemski, who slashed .237/.339/.500 with an .839 OPS and nine home runs in 156 plate appearances with the Royals.
Thus, Caglianone’s outlook for 2026 may be a bit hazy, especially if the Royals decide to bring back Yastrzemski for 2026. While the playing time isn’t quite set yet for the talented Royals slugger, there were some positive things that he showed in 2025, as well as some areas that he needs to work on this offseason and in spring training.
Thus, let’s look at some of the good, the bad, and the ugly from Caglianone’s rookie campaign this past season.
The Good: Hard-Hit Rate and Bat Speed
There were plenty of issues with Caglianone at the plate in 2025. That said, his ability to hit the ball hard and generate elite bat speed wasn’t a concern in the slightest.
He produced a 12% barrel rate, which was 4.8% above league average, and a 42.4% hard-hit rate, which was 5.4% above league average. He had a bit of a lull in his hard-hit rate at the 80th batted-ball mark. However, he was able to correct that at the 95th batted-ball mark, and he finished the year strong with above-average hard-hit rates, according to his Savant rolling hard-hit rate chart.
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