The Kansas City Royals suffered a series loss to The Detroit Tigers this weekend. They were outscored 8-6. The Royals now sit eight games out of first place and a game back of the final wild-card spot in the American League. The Royals have a run differential of minus-six. In order to hopefully right the ship the Royals are calling-up their top prospect in Jac Caglianone from Triple-A Omaha. Caglianone this season at Triple-A is hitting .326 with a 1.147 OPS. He has a double, six home runs, 13 RBI, eight runs scored, and five walks. The Royals outfield have combined to hit .230 with a .609 OPS. They have 35 doubles, six triples, seven home runs,. 56 RBI, 84 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, and 63 walks. The Royals top prospect will likely make his debut on Tuesday when they start a series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Jac Caglianone
The Royals drafted Caglianone sixth overall in last summer’s draft. He played in 29 games at High-A he hit .241 with a .690 OPS. Caglianone had nine doubles, a triple, two home runs, 14 RBI, 13 runs scored, two stolen bases, and seven walks. In his final season at Florida before the draft, Caglianone hit .419 with a 1.419 OPS. He had eight doubles, 35 home runs, 72 RBI, 83 runs scored, four stolen bases, and 58 walks. On the mound in 16 starts, he went 5-2 with a 4.76 ERA, a 1.52 WHIP, and 83 strikeouts in 73.2 innings.
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