https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/page/5/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/a-look-at-the-2025-royals-draft-one-year-later-r4459/With the 2026 draft right around the corner, we wanted to take a look at how the draft class from one year ago is doing in their first year in the Royals organization. With Mondays being an off day across the minor leagues, all stats mentioned are as of Monday, July 6. Round 1, Pick 23: Sea...4459Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:17:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-78-beam-and-chourio-deal-with-naturals-winning-and-river-bandits-routing-peoria-r4466/  Drew Beam spun a quality start, striking out seven over seven innings as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals edged Wichita. Kendry Chourio tossed three scoreless frames for the Quad Cities River Bandits, who rode Angel Acosta, Ramon Ramirez, and Blake Mitchell to a rout of Peoria. Gavin Cross...4466Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-77-pelzers-grand-slam-fuels-river-bandits-rout-r4464/  Quad Cities starter David Shields struck out seven over five innings, and Luke Pelzer's grand slam headlined a seven-run sixth in a 14-4 rout of Peoria, with Asbel Gonzalez collecting four hits and Blake Mitchell homering. Mitch Spence fanned seven for Omaha in a 5-4 loss at Louisville. J...4464Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:33:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-75-chasers-roll-fireflies-blank-fredericksburg-in-royals-farm-roundup-r4458/  Abraham Toro homered twice and drove in four as Omaha routed Indianapolis 13-3, with Henry Williams turning in a quality start. Coleman Picard spun five scoreless innings to lead Columbia to a 3-0 shutout, with JC Vanek delivering a bases-loaded triple. Ramon Ramirez collected three hits...4458Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:03:35 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-74-quad-cities-sweeps-rodriguez-shines-in-columbia-as-royals-farm-splits-the-night-r4455/  Quad Cities swept a doubleheader, erupting for 15 runs in their continuation of Friday's rainout behind Tyriq Kemp and Erick Torres before Blake Mitchell's walk-off double in the second game. Darwin Rodriguez spun five scoreless innings as Columbia beat Fredericksburg, and Tanner Jones st...4455Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:27:31 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-pitchers-of-the-month-june-2026-r4454/   Yesterday, we talked about the top hitters in the Royals farm system in June. In this post, we highlight four pitchers, one from each Royals affiliate, who had strong performances on the mound in the past month. Identifying the pitchers was much tougher than the hitters, especially...4454Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:50:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-73-roccaforte-powers-naturals-rain-suspends-two-royals-affiliates-r4453/  Carson Roccaforte homered and drove in three as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals beat Corpus Christi, 8-3, behind five innings from Hunter Patteson. Michael Lombardi struck out six over five sharp innings for Columbia, though the Fireflies bullpen faltered in a loss. Blake Wolters fanned f...4453Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:08:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-hitters-of-the-month-june-2026-r4452/  Things have been rough for the Kansas City Royals, as they are 18 games under .500 as of Friday, July 3rd. Sporting a 0.7% playoff odds before the Fourth of July isn't the greatest place to be as an organization or fanbase. That said, there is some lingering hope in the Royals' Minor Leag...4452Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-72-naturals-rally-river-bandits-ride-chourio-as-royals-affiliates-split-r4450/  Drew Beam struck out eight over seven innings, and Alberto Rodriguez capped a five-run seventh with a home run to rally Northwest Arkansas from a two-run deficit past Corpus Christi. Kendry Chourio spun six strong innings as Quad Cities beat Cedar Rapids, with Ramon Ramirez collecting two...4450Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:29:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-71-omaha-and-columbia-split-a-four-game-slate-as-homers-fly-r4445/  Abraham Toro and Luca Tresh homered to lift the Omaha Storm Chasers past Indianapolis, 4-2, behind three scoreless innings from Oscar Rayo and a three-strikeout save from Eli Morgan. Hunter Owen struck out nine over five scoreless innings, but Northwest Arkansas fell 5-3. Quad Cities drop...4445Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:33:01 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/chourio-and-mitchell-name-to-all-star-futures-game-rosters-r4443/  On Wednesday morning, MLB announced the rosters for the 2026 All-Star Futures Game. Two Royals players were named to the rosters: pitcher Kendry Chourio and catcher Blake Mitchell. Chourio and Mitchell are the No. 1 and No. 4 ranked prospects in the Royals system at Royals Keep....4443Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:07:00 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/royals-minor-league/royals-minor-league-report-630-reyes-and-river-bandits-headline-royals-farm-system-on-tuesday-r4442/  Quad Cities powered past Cedar Rapids 8-3 behind an Emmanuel Reyes quality start, with Nolan Sailors and Tyriq Kemp homering. In losses, Daniel Vazquez and Jack Pineda went deep for Northwest Arkansas, and Ryan McDonagh struck out six for Columbia. Omaha rallied to tie before Indianapolis...4442Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000