The Royals have promoted catcher MJ Melendez to Triple-A Omaha after he absolutely destroyed Double-A. In 79 games with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, the 22-year old hit .285/.372/.628 and his 28 home runs tied for the most in the minor leagues.
His performance is drawing national recognition with Jeff Passan mentioning the left-handed slugger in a recent piece as a prospect to watch, and Baseball America ranking him as the #95 prospect in all of baseball. Melendez rebounded from an awful 2019 season, and he and prospect Nick Pratto are the crowning jewels in a revamped minor league hitting development process that has drawn rave reviews.