The Royals have four Top 500 prospects starting the season in Omaha at AAA play. Hopes are high that draft picks
Jimmy Goodman,
Jeremy Rogerson, and
Marcos Paz will all make their Major League debut in 2030 with
Will Gasparino not far behind them.
Royals officials will hope that
Tim Storer and
Danny Petty follow in Rogerson’s steps, using a strong AA season to put themselves on the cusp of the Major Leagues.
The bottom half of the prospects list is populated with Rookie ball players, who the Royals will hope to see some development from over the Rookie season to move up to A or A+ ball before the end of 2030.
At 20-years-old, this year will hopefully be the year
Juan Zubia moves on from the DSL with a 2032 debut still projected by OSA.
KC Top 500 Prospects
MLB Top 20 Prospects & Farm Systems
Juan Zubia returns to the Top 20 prospects list in baseball; an exciting list for fans featuring four players who will open the year in the Big Leagues, headlined by 2028 draft 5th overall pick, Phillies 3rd baseman
Steve Melendy.
The Royals are on the cusp of that coveted Top 6 farm system and will be hoping that strong 2030 development and another good draft will catapult them into the Top 6 to achieve owner Sherman’s goal.
