https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-fall-league-recap-lamkin-gaining-steam-and-quiet-week-from-the-bats-r4712/   The Arizona Fall League enters its final full week of play for the 2026 season. On Saturday, November 7th, and Sunday, November 8th, the AFL hosts the Home Run Derby and Fall Stars Game, respectively. The playoffs then begin November 12th and run through November 14th. Right now, th...4712Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:38:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/the-royals-may-have-found-a-gem-in-lefty-justin-lamkin-r4670/4670Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:50:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-fall-league-recap-bryan-bashes-balls-and-arronde-joins-the-pitching-fold-r4679/   The Arizona Fall League just completed its third week of play, which means we're nearing the end of the season. The Saguaros are 10-8, good for third in the AFL behind Scottsdale (11-7) and Peoria (11-8).  For a third straight week, the Kansas City Royals prospects have done pretty...4679Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:57:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/the-royals-keep-minor-league-awards-columbia-fireflies-r4667/  The Columbia Fireflies had a peculiar season, leaning heavily on 2025 Draft picks and recently signed International talent. While they didn't make the Carolina League postseason, they had the second-best record of the Royals' full-season affiliates at 64-65.  The Fireflies roster loo...4667Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:28:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-fall-league-recap-rose-and-lamkin-have-their-moments-in-week-two-r4665/   Week two of the Arizona Fall League just concluded, with the Surprise Saguaros improving their record to 8-4. After a slow start in week one, many Royals prospects performed much better in week two, seemingly adjusting to the pitching and Arizona environment.  Each week during the A...4665Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/the-royals-keep-minor-league-awards-quad-cities-river-bandits-r4656/  The Quad Cities River Bandits were the Royals' most successful affiliate in 2026.  The River Bandits went 70-57, good for second in the West Division. However, they beat the first-place South Bend Cubs in the playoffs and then defeated East Division champ Dayton Dragons in the champi...4656Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:33:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-fall-league-recap-gomez-makes-afl-debut-and-mozzicato-ready-for-spring-training-r4654/  The Arizona Fall League began last week, with many Royals prospects playing for the Surprise Saguaros (which play at the Royals-Rangers shared Spring Training complex). Surprise won the AFL last year, and they are off to a strong start again this year with a 4-3 record.  The Arizona...4654Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:56:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/the-royals-may-have-a-future-ace-in-david-shields-r4641/Every so often, a pitching prospect rolls around where you look at him, you look at his numbers, and you can go, “Yeah, that guy’s gonna be an ace someday.” That’s where I’m at with Royals left-handed pitching prospect David Shields. Shields comes in as Kansas City’s No. 2 prospect after th...4641Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/the-royals-keep-minor-league-awards-northwest-arkansas-naturals-r4639/  While the Storm Chasers weren't very good in 2026, people expected them to be mediocre in the spring. After all, it's hard for a Triple-A team to generate much buzz when it's mostly made up of Four-A players and veterans trying to get one last chance in the Big Leagues. The Naturals,...4639Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:35:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/the-royals-keep-minor-league-awards-omaha-storm-chasers-r4638/   The 2026 season was a trying one for the Omaha Storm Chasers.  They finished 65-81, which was enough to place them third-to-last in the International League West division. Omaha finished higher in the division than the Louisville Bats (Reds) and Iowa Cubs (Cubs).  It was not su...4638Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/breaking-down-the-royals-organizational-award-winners-pitcher-edition-r4633/       After breaking down the Royals' position-player prospects who earned organizational awards in a post over the weekend, we are moving on to the pitchers.  The Royals have two awards for pitchers in the farm system: the Paul Splittorff Pitcher of the Year award and the Dan Qu...4633Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:36:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/breaking-down-the-royals-organizational-award-winners-position-player-edition-r4628/  On Friday night, the Kansas City Royals acknowledged and celebrated the award winners in their Minor League system. That included not just players but also scouts and coaches.   Overall, the Royals' farm system showed progress this season. Even though the system still isn't...4628Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:09:02 +0000