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What do the advanced numbers tell us about some of the Royals prospects?

Love it or hate it, the modern world of baseball allows us to dive deeper into players than ever before. No longer are teams stuck with poor metrics for ability like batting average or ERA. Now, we have several layers of how to evaluate the performance of a player, and in turn, evaluate their talent. I say this, because talent typically has to follow performance.

Say you have two players and you have both quantitative and qualitative reports on them.

Player A: 60 grade hit tool, 70 grade power, hitting .230/.320/.430

Player B: 40 grade hit tool, 50 grade power, hitting .