Meet Jac Caglianone, The Kansas City Royals’ Roof-Top Power Prospect
The post Meet Jac Caglianone, The Kansas City Royals’ Roof-Top Power Prospect appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Jac Caglianone is just what the Kansas City Royals need – a powerful run-producing slugger. The kind of guy who can launch a baseball on top of a nearby building as he did on Saturday. The Royals knew they needed a slugger like that when they drafted him No. 6 overall last July. They know it now as they rank tied for 28th among 30 MLB teams in home runs this season. And that is only after crunching seven homers Sunday in Baltimore. MESA, AZ: Kansas City Royals prospect Jac Caglianone of the Suprise Saguaros bats during the 2024 … More Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby at Sloan Park on Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images They know it as they have watched Caglianone bat .314 with 6 doubles, 6 homers and 27 RBI in 27 games at Northwest Arkansas of the Double-A Texas League in 2025. The organization also knows it does not want to rush him to the big leagues and potentially stymie or even ruin a blossoming career. It’s a tough decision for General Manager J.J. Picollo. After sending Caglianone to the minor-league camp in March, he told Anne Rogers of MLB.com: “Just because he’s not on our Opening Day roster doesn’t mean we’re not going to be open-minded to him being on the team at some point. Regardless, I think he’s going to be a fast mover to the Major Leagues. It’s just a matter of when we feel secure that when he comes up, we have less doubt about having to option him back. “You can see why our scouts felt so good about him and are so high on him. He just needs to keep building that foundation to become a ready Major…
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Jac Caglianone is just what the Kansas City Royals need – a powerful run-producing slugger. The kind of guy who can launch a baseball on top of a nearby building as he did on Saturday. The Royals knew they needed a slugger like that when they drafted him No. 6 overall last July. They know it now as they rank tied for 28th among 30 MLB teams in home runs this season. And that is only after crunching seven homers Sunday in Baltimore. MESA, AZ: Kansas City Royals prospect Jac Caglianone of the Suprise Saguaros bats during the 2024 … More Arizona Fall League Home Run Derby at Sloan Park on Nov. 8, 2024. (Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images They know it as they have watched Caglianone bat .314 with 6 doubles, 6 homers and 27 RBI in 27 games at Northwest Arkansas of the Double-A Texas League in 2025. The organization also knows it does not want to rush him to the big leagues and potentially stymie or even ruin a blossoming career. It’s a tough decision for General Manager J.J. Picollo. After sending Caglianone to the minor-league camp in March, he told Anne Rogers of MLB.com: “Just because he’s not on our Opening Day roster doesn’t mean we’re not going to be open-minded to him being on the team at some point. Regardless, I think he’s going to be a fast mover to the Major Leagues. It’s just a matter of when we feel secure that when he comes up, we have less doubt about having to option him back. “You can see why our scouts felt so good about him and are so high on him. He just needs to keep building that foundation to become a ready Major…
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