Kansas City Royals first round draft pick Jac Caglianone poses with his mother Johanne Caglianone for photos on the field prior to a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Kauffman Stadium in 2024. Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Kansas City Royals' Powerful Prospect Continues to Make Strong Case at Double-A

Originally posted on Minor League Baseball on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated May 10, 2025 10:50 AM ET

Kansas City Royals' top prospect Jac Caglianone continues to make a strong case for himself down at Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

The No. 18 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, Caglianone hit his ninth homer of the season on Friday night. He's now hitting .325 with a .400 on-base percentage. He has a perfect 1.000 OPS and leads the Texas League in RBIs with 35.

Jac Caglianone continues to demolish the ball for the Double-A @nwanaturals!

The @Royals' top-ranked prospect ups his 2025 slash line to .328/.403/.605 on the back of his 9th homer of the year. pic.twitter.com/UCVajc9phk
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 10, 2025

Caglianone was the No. 6 pick in the draft last year out of Florida and he won the John Olerud Award as the nation's best two-way player. He helped lead the Gators to the College World Series final in 2023. MLB Pipeline estimates that he'll make his major league debut in 2026, but the Royals may have no choice but to promote him this year if he keeps hitting.

Kansas City has won seven straight games at the big-league level, and if Caglianone can help them make another playoff run, he may get the call sooner than expected. He's also begun working in the outfield to make himself more flexible and give himself more options to get to the big leagues (presumably).

The following comes from a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

Caglianone’s power was arguably the best in the 2024 Draft class. The left-handed slugger maxed out with a 121.7 mph exit velocity as a junior and didn’t stop there with a 117.3 mph max EV in the Fall League, second-best among batted balls measured by Statcast.

The Royals will play the Red Sox on Saturday night.

This article first appeared on Minor League Baseball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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