Nowhere on MLB Pipeline’s current list of top Kansas City prospects will you find Brewer Hicklen. And you probably won’t see him with the KC Royals next year—this was his first campaign above High-A ball, and despite proving his power with 16 homers in 107 games at Double-A Northwest Arkansas, and hitting .329 in August and .271 in September, his .246 season average suggests he needs more seasoning.
The Royals, however, can add what Hicklen did Friday night to the list of attributes pointing to him getting to Kauffman Stadium at some point.
The setting was classic.