The Quad Cities River Bandits, in their first year of affiliation with the Royals, stormed through the High-A Central League with a 77-41 record. They finished tied for the third-most wins in all of minor league baseball and capped off their season by defeating Cedar Rapids in a five-game series to take the league championship.
Their awesome performance this year stands out as one of the best minor league seasons in Royals history. Let’s take a look back at the best records by Royals minor league affiliates. I limited this to full-season affiliates, but the best short-season minor league affiliate was the 1994 Gulf Coast Royals, a team led by Mendy Lopez and Jose Rosado that finished 47-12.