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The news, it seems, is always the same. Good, but always the same when it comes to a pair of top KC Royals prospects headed full-steam toward the major leagues.
And Friday was no different for Omaha Storm Chasers Bobby Witt Jr. and Nick Pratto. The Chasers lost an extra-inning heartbreaker to Columbus, but the inevitable path toward Kansas City Witt and Pratto are cutting for themselves continued unabated.
Witt, ranked by MLB Pipeline as Kansas City’s No. 1 prospect, slugged a two-run homer to highlight a three-run eighth inning that gave Omaha a short-lived lead, and Pratto, Pipeline’s No.