After the Kansas City Royals' Low-A affiliate, the Columbia Fireflies, found themselves with their backs up against the wall in the Carolina League Championship Series, many thought it would be up to their top pitching prospect, David Shields, to right the ship.
Shields didn't have a terrible night by any means. However, surrendering three earned runs off seven hits while striking out four, isn't exactly the game changing night the Fireflies had in mind.
Instead though, the difference came down to the performance of a pair of catching prospects, which has quickly become one of KC's deepest individual positions.