If you missed it on the front page here yesterday, the Royals have six prospects on the latest Baseball America Top 100: Bobby Witt, Jr., Daniel Lynch, Jackson Kowar, Nick Pratto, Asa Lacy, and MJ Melendez.
Speaking of prospects and ranking them numerically, our friends at Royals Farm Report issued #20-11 of the midseason Royals prospect rankings, including new top pick Frank Mozzicato at #14:
I didn’t love the pick at the time but I am coming around on it a little bit. There is a TON of upside here. Mozzicato’s fastball plays well in the upper parts of the zone for only being 90-92 (from what I’ve seen against some…inferior opponents), and his curveball has legitimately elite spin rates that you just cannot teach.