The Royals haven’t rebuilt the greatest farm system since whenever, but they have one of the top organizations in baseball, according to Baseball America which ranked the Royals #3 in their mid-season update of organizational rankings. In their updated rankings, they rank the Royals behind only the Orioles and Mariners, writing:
It‘s been a great year for Royals farmhands, largely bolstered by a revamped hitting development system that has seen 1B Nick Pratto, C M.J. Melendez and others break out to join uber-prospect SS Bobby Witt Jr.
Going into the season, most assumed the Royals would have an improved farm system likely led by the 2018 draft of pitchers while hoping the bats would try to catch up.