{"id":2471408,"date":"2026-06-23T01:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2471408"},"modified":"2026-06-23T01:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:09:25","slug":"royals-farm-system-updates-royals-keeps-top-20-list-volume-3-minor-leagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-farm-system-updates-royals-keeps-top-20-list-volume-3-minor-leagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Farm System Updates: Royals Keep’s Top-20 List, Volume 3 – Minor Leagues"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\u00a0<\/span>We have just completed our June voting for our Top-20 Prospects list at Royals Keep. Thank you for your votes and for helping determine this list. We remain one of the few independent Royals sites that let our community vote every month on who the Top-20 prospects are in the Royals system. If you haven’t joined the community, please do so to get engaged here at Royals Keep.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIt hasn’t been a great year for the big-league club. The Royals are 32-46, beginning a four-game series on the road in Tampa Bay. However, there have been some promising stories in the Kansas City farm system, especially in the lower levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHere’s what the new Top-20 list looks like after this most recent stretch of voting from our users and staff at Royals Keep. (New additions are in bold<\/strong>.)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKansas City Royals Top 20 Prospect List<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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  1. \n\t\tKendry Chourio<\/a>, RHP A+ (Previously #1)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  2. \n\t\tDavid Shields<\/a>, LHP A+\u00a0(Previously #2)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  3. \n\t\tJosh Hammond<\/a>, SS A (Previously #5)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  4. \n\t\tBlake Mitchell<\/a>, C A+ (Previously #4)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  5. \n\t\tSean Gamble<\/a>, OF\/2B A (Previously #3)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  6. \n\t\tRamon Ramirez<\/a>, C A+ (Previously #6)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  7. \n\t\tDrew Beam<\/a>, RHP AA (Previously #7)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  8. \n\t\tCarson Roccaforte<\/a>, CF AA (Previously #10)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  9. \n\t\tAsbel Gonzalez<\/a>, CF A+ (Previously #8)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  10. \n\t\tYandel Ricardo<\/a>, SS A (Previously #11)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  11. \n\t\tMichael Lombardi<\/a>, RHP A (Previously #14)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  12. \n\t\tBen Kudrna<\/a>, RHP AAA (Previously #9)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  13. \n\t\tJustin Lamkin<\/a>, LHP AA (Previously Unranked)<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  14. \n\t\tFelix Arronde<\/a>, RHP AA (Previously #12)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  15. \n\t\tBlake Wolters<\/a>, RHP A+ (Previously #13)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  16. \n\t\tSteven Zobac<\/a>, RHP AA (Previously #16)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  17. \n\t\tAustin Charles<\/a>, 3B\/SS A+ (Previously Unranked)<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  18. \n\t\tDaniel Vazquez<\/a>, SS AA (Previously #18)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  19. \n\t\tKamden Edge<\/a>, RHP A+ (Previously Unranked)<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
  20. \n\t\tWarren Calcano<\/a>, SS DSL (Previously #19)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n\tIn this new list, we lost a few names from the previous ranking.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\tLuinder Avila<\/a>, who’s become a starter in the Royals’ rotation, graduated from prospect status. We also saw a couple of arms from the 2021 MLB Draft drop out of the Top-20. That includes former first-round pick Frank Mozzicato<\/a>, who’s struggled once again in Northwest Arkansas with a 7.59 ERA in 42.2 IP. Furthermore, fourth-round pick Shane Panzini<\/a> also dropped from the list after struggling in Omaha. He has a 10.22 ERA in 24.2 IP with the Storm Chasers this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

    \n\tRisers<\/span><\/span>
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    \n\tThe following prospects were previously on the Royals Top-20 Prospects list last month and moved up in the rankings in our June voting. Those prospects are as follows:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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    1. \n\t\tHammond (From #5 to #3)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
    2. \n\t\tRoccaforte (From #10 to #8)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
    3. \n\t\tRicardo (From #11 to #10)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n
    4. \n\t\tLombardi (From #14 to #11)<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \n\tHammond hit .290 this past month, which is solid, but his other metrics were a bit underwhelming. He posted a .333 OBP, a .667 OPS, and 80 wRC+ in 76 plate appearances in June. He also has a 0.28 BB\/K ratio, highlighted by 18 strikeouts to five walks. However, Hammond had a solid game on Sunday, hitting his first home run in June.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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