{"id":2080560,"date":"2025-10-09T23:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2080560"},"modified":"2025-10-09T23:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T23:10:12","slug":"royals-no-2-prospect-dishes-on-lost-power-after-hand-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-no-2-prospect-dishes-on-lost-power-after-hand-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals No. 2 Prospect Dishes On Lost Power After Hand Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_spuoicj08\">Kansas City Royals catching prospect Blake Mitchell didn&#8217;t have the year he envisioned. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_lq621lu7i\">The 21-year-old, who <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/royals\" target=\"_blank\">MLB Pipeline ranks<\/a> as the No. 2 prospect in the Royals&#8217; system at the moment, wound up with a peculiar slash line for High-A Quad Cities this season. He batted .207, but got on base at a .372 clip. But the biggest concern was his lack of power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_88ubl51fu\">In 49 games in High-A, Mitchell hit two home runs and racked up just 10 extra-base hits. He underwent hamate bone surgery in February, so not only was the start of his season delayed, but he may have taken longer than expected to reclaim some of his grip strength and power.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_ubgp6qj5f\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_ubgp6qj5f\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Blake Mitchell\" title=\"Blake Mitchell\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2200,h_1237,x_0,y_26\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k75ftjm72158re8kt1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Kansas City Royals player and former Sinton catcher, Blake Mitchell, bats during a celebrity softball game at Whataburger Field, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Corpus Christi, Texas. \/ Angela Piazza\/Caller-Times \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_l88nlyi35\">Mitchell is preparing to play in the Arizona Fall League this year, which he hopes will help him get back up to speed after his rough showing. And he recently talked about how he feels recovering from that hamate injury may have zapped some of his power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_85j75rkq5\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve heard rumors about that, but I wouldn&#8217;t say that,\u201d Mitchell said, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/news\/royals-arizona-fall-league-overview-2025?t=arizona-fall-league-coverage\" target=\"_blank\">per Sam Dykstra<\/a> of MiLB.com. \u201cI would just feel it on certain swings. I&#8217;d feel that certain pain. But I\u2019m just excited to be out here and hopefully that doesn&#8217;t happen anymore, so I can just go play my game.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_khokjggvk\">The Royals&#8217; recent AFL alums include outfielder Jac Caglianone, who graduated from last year&#8217;s draft class to making his major league debut in June. Mitchell also said he reached out to Caglianone ahead of his stint with the Surprise Saguaros. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_o7vjne4gs\">\u201cI\u2019ve talked to Jac about it a little bit,\u201d Mitchell said, per Dykstra. \u201cHe said it\u2019s a lot of fun because I\u2019ve never been out here before. Having him in my back pocket for any questions I needed was definitely helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mr4n9l3yl\">Mitchell now may face an uphill climb to one day becoming the Royals&#8217; starting catcher, as fellow top prospect Carter Jensen debuted in the majors this season to a rousing success. But the former first-round pick undeniably still has the talent to be an impact big-leaguer if he starts driving the ball with authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1go470qbj\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/royals-owner-makes-revealing-comment-on-salvador-perez-s-future-in-kc-jackson3\"><em><strong>Royals Owner Makes Revealing Comment On Salvador Perez&#8217;s Future In KC<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Royals catching prospect Blake Mitchell didn&#8217;t have the year he envisioned. The 21-year-old, who MLB Pipeline ranks as the No. 2 prospect in the Royals&#8217; system at the moment, wound up with a peculiar slash line for High-A Quad Cities this season. He batted .207, but got on base at a .372 clip. 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