The Royals have called up right-hander Jon Heasley from Double-A Northwest Arkansas and have placed pitcher Brady Singer on the Injured List. The 24-year old Heasley was originally a 13th-round pick by the Royals in 2018 out of Oklahoma State. He pitched in 22 games for the Naturals witha 3.33 ERA and 120 strikeouts and 34 walks in 105 1⁄3 innings pitched. Heasley will make his MLB debut tonight against the Mariners.
Heasley throws a fastball, curveball, and change up. Earlier this spring, Clint Scoles gave this report on Heasley:
The strikeouts will come as his velocity is up to the 97 mph range at times, and the breaking balls are spintastic.