KC Royals: Minor League Prospects Have Rough Week
By Scott Dillon
Omaha Storm Chasers
The only winning record from a Minor League team came from the Omaha Storm Chasers who finished the week 4-3. Not all of their prospects fared so well.
Reymond Fuentes, the KC Royals’ 19th ranked prospect, had a really rough week. Not only was he demoted to Triple-A, he has gone just 2-11 since he returned to the Minor Leagues.
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Whit Merrifield, who was a strong candidate to make the opening day roster, is batting just .237 on the season. He was 4-20 this week but he did steal ten bases. He had three games this week in which he stole three bases.
Cheslor Cuthbert has also cooled off after a hot start to the season. He was 5-24 this week but did manage two home runs.
Jorge Bonifacio is having a nice season so far with a .295 batting average on the season. He continued his hot hitting this week by going 8-27.
On the bump, the Storm Chasers didn’t fare too poorly. Earning wins this week were David Huff, Luke Farrell, Brian Duensing, and John Lannan.
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Duensing is having good early season success in the Minor Leagues. He’s got nine strikeouts with a 1.08 ERA in 8.1 innings of work with only five hits and one walk allowed.
Brooks Pounders has a 1.50 ERA on the season with 21 strikeouts in 18 innings. This week he pitched five innings and struck out eight.
Jonathan Dziedzic gave up his first earned run of the season in a five inning outing that saw him give up six hits and four walks. He still only gave up one earned run and struck out five. He’s not got 19 strikeouts and a 0.53 ERA in 17 innings of work this year.
Migeul Almonte has rebounded nicely after getting blown up in his first outing. This week he pitching five innings and allowed no runs. He also only gave up two hits and two walks and struck out five batters. He’s got his season ERA down to a respectable 3.60 mark.
The KC Royals will look to win the last game of their home stand later today when Yordano Ventura toes the rubber. They’ll travel to California following the game to square off against the Angels in a three-game set.
What do you think KC Royals’ fans? Are the Royals going to earn the win later today? Which minor League player is going to appear next for the Royals? Let me know your thoughts in the comments’ section below.