Down on the Farm: The Kansas City Royals – May 2026
Down on the farm: Kansas City Royals
May 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
0top 100 prospects
22.9avg prospect age
Blake Mitchell#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1
Blake Mitchell +117
C A+ — Age 21
98.0 wRC+, 0.206/0.334/0.357, 18 HR, 13 SB, 69 Runs, 60 RBI — 2.1 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 50
2
David Shields +1037
SP A+ — Age 19
4.22 ERA, 124 IP, 43 BB, 102 K, 7.4 K/9, 1.37 WHIP — 1.9 WAR
Stuff 50Command 60Power 40
3
Asbel Gonzalez -76
CF AA — Age 20
84.8 wRC+, 0.233/0.310/0.344, 11 HR, 51 SB, 62 Runs, 55 RBI — 1.8 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 80
4
Justin Lamkin
SP A+ — Age 22
4.34 ERA, 136 IP, 53 BB, 130 K, 8.6 K/9, 1.35 WHIP — 1.8 WAR
Stuff 50Command 55Power 50
5
Kendry Chourio
SP A — Age 18
4.30 ERA, 119 IP, 39 BB, 89 K, 6.8 K/9, 1.39 WHIP — 1.7 WAR
Stuff 50Command 70Power 30
6
Luinder Avila +372
SP MLB — Age 24
4.24 ERA, 111 IP, 51 BB, 97 K, 7.8 K/9, 1.44 WHIP — 1.5 WAR
Stuff 50Command 45Power 55
7
Tyriq Kemp +511
2B A+ — Age 23
86.1 wRC+, 0.229/0.304/0.362, 14 HR, 23 SB, 69 Runs, 58 RBI — 1.5 WAR
Hit 50Power 45Speed 55
8
Ramon Ramirez +23
RF A+ — Age 21
89.0 wRC+, 0.233/0.293/0.393, 20 HR, 1 SB, 65 Runs, 69 RBI — 1.4 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 30
9
Kamden Edge
RP A+ — Age 21
4.02 ERA, 45 IP, 20 BB, 46 K, 9.3 K/9, 1.36 WHIP — 1.4 WAR
Stuff 55Command 50Power 55
10
Javi Vaz +171
2B AA — Age 24
84.4 wRC+, 0.234/0.318/0.332, 8 HR, 16 SB, 64 Runs, 51 RBI — 1.1 WAR
Hit 70Power 40Speed 50
11
Eric Cerantola
RP
MLB — 26 — 4.19 ERA, 55 IP — 1.1 WAR
Eric Cerantola
RP
MLB — 26 — 4.19 ERA, 55 IP — 1.1 WAR
12
Augusto Mendieta
RP
AA — 21 — 4.25 ERA, 45 IP — 1.1 WAR
Augusto Mendieta
RP
AA — 21 — 4.25 ERA, 45 IP — 1.1 WAR
13
Michael Lombardi
SP
A — 22 — 4.55 ERA, 110 IP — 1.0 WAR
Michael Lombardi
SP
A — 22 — 4.55 ERA, 110 IP — 1.0 WAR
14
Junior Fernandez
RP
MLB — 29 — 4.24 ERA, 41 IP — 1.0 WAR
Junior Fernandez
RP
MLB — 29 — 4.24 ERA, 41 IP — 1.0 WAR
15
Carson Roccaforte
CF
AA — 24 — 80.0 wRC+, 0.209/0.291/0.356 — 0.9 WAR
Carson Roccaforte
CF
AA — 24 — 80.0 wRC+, 0.209/0.291/0.356 — 0.9 WAR
16
L.P. Langevin
RP
A+ — 22 — 4.23 ERA, 45 IP — 0.9 WAR
L.P. Langevin
RP
A+ — 22 — 4.23 ERA, 45 IP — 0.9 WAR
17
Yandel Ricardo
SS
A — 19 — 75.9 wRC+, 0.228/0.284/0.354 — 0.9 WAR
Yandel Ricardo
SS
A — 19 — 75.9 wRC+, 0.228/0.284/0.354 — 0.9 WAR
18
Tyson Guerrero
SP
AAA — 26 — 4.76 ERA, 142 IP — 0.8 WAR
Tyson Guerrero
SP
AAA — 26 — 4.76 ERA, 142 IP — 0.8 WAR
19
Colton Becker
SS
AAA — 25 — 68.6 wRC+, 0.214/0.292/0.306 — 0.8 WAR
Colton Becker
SS
AAA — 25 — 68.6 wRC+, 0.214/0.292/0.306 — 0.8 WAR
20
Rudy Martin Jr.
CF
AAA — 30 — 74.0 wRC+, 0.215/0.295/0.324 — 0.7 WAR
Rudy Martin Jr.
CF
AAA — 30 — 74.0 wRC+, 0.215/0.295/0.324 — 0.7 WAR
21
Darison Garcia
2B
CPX — 19 — 73.6 wRC+, 0.209/0.300/0.311 — 0.6 WAR
Darison Garcia
2B
CPX — 19 — 73.6 wRC+, 0.209/0.300/0.311 — 0.6 WAR
22
Ricson Gonzalez
C
CPX — 21 — 65.0 wRC+, 0.204/0.281/0.307 — 0.6 WAR
Ricson Gonzalez
C
CPX — 21 — 65.0 wRC+, 0.204/0.281/0.307 — 0.6 WAR
23
Nolan Sailors
CF
A+ — 22 — 74.3 wRC+, 0.213/0.296/0.324 — 0.6 WAR
Nolan Sailors
CF
A+ — 22 — 74.3 wRC+, 0.213/0.296/0.324 — 0.6 WAR
24
Bryson Dudley
RP
A — 21 — 4.09 ERA, 43 IP — 0.6 WAR
Bryson Dudley
RP
A — 21 — 4.09 ERA, 43 IP — 0.6 WAR
25
Luca Tresh
C
AAA — 26 — 76.7 wRC+, 0.222/0.280/0.361 — 0.6 WAR
Luca Tresh
C
AAA — 26 — 76.7 wRC+, 0.222/0.280/0.361 — 0.6 WAR
26
Peyton Wilson
2B
AAA — 26 — 74.5 wRC+, 0.216/0.295/0.325 — 0.6 WAR
Peyton Wilson
2B
AAA — 26 — 74.5 wRC+, 0.216/0.295/0.325 — 0.6 WAR
27
Sam Kulasingam
2B
AA — 24 — 76.9 wRC+, 0.230/0.303/0.328 — 0.5 WAR
Sam Kulasingam
2B
AA — 24 — 76.9 wRC+, 0.230/0.303/0.328 — 0.5 WAR
28
Canyon Brown
C
AA — 22 — 74.9 wRC+, 0.227/0.287/0.345 — 0.5 WAR
Canyon Brown
C
AA — 22 — 74.9 wRC+, 0.227/0.287/0.345 — 0.5 WAR
29
Austin Charles
3B
A+ — 22 — 71.2 wRC+, 0.220/0.276/0.345 — 0.5 WAR
Austin Charles
3B
A+ — 22 — 71.2 wRC+, 0.220/0.276/0.345 — 0.5 WAR
30
Drew Beam
SP
AA — 23 — 5.04 ERA, 150 IP — 0.5 WAR
Drew Beam
SP
AA — 23 — 5.04 ERA, 150 IP — 0.5 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Carter Jensen
Blake Mitchell
Salvador Perez
1B
Vinnie Pasquantino
Brett Squires
Derlin Figueroa
2B
Jonathan India
Tyriq Kemp
Michael Massey
SS
Bobby Witt Jr.
Yandel Ricardo
Colton Becker
3B
Maikel Garcia
Harold Castro
Austin Charles
LF
Nick Loftin
Isaac Collins
Drew Waters
CF
Asbel Gonzalez
Kameron Misner
Kyle Isbel
RF
Jac Caglianone
Ramon Ramirez
Mike Yastrzemski
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Cole Ragans3.24 ERA, 161 IP, 200 K
SP2Kris Bubic3.74 ERA, 152 IP, 154 K
SP3Seth Lugo4.32 ERA, 185 IP, 159 K
SP4Michael Wacha4.27 ERA, 179 IP, 151 K
SP5David Shields4.22 ERA, 124 IP, 102 K
DepthNoah Cameron4.42 ERA, 167 IP, 145 K
DepthJustin Lamkin4.34 ERA, 136 IP, 130 K
DepthKendry Chourio4.30 ERA, 119 IP, 89 K
DepthStephen Kolek4.33 ERA, 135 IP, 100 K
DepthDaniel Lynch IV4.13 ERA, 101 IP, 84 K
Bullpen
CloserHunter Harvey3.38 ERA, 33 IP, 36 K
SetupLucas Erceg3.53 ERA, 32 IP, 33 K
SetupKamden Edge4.02 ERA, 45 IP, 46 K
Next upEric Cerantola4.19 ERA, 55 IP, 57 K
Next upAugusto Mendieta4.25 ERA, 45 IP, 37 K
DepthJunior Fernandez4.24 ERA, 41 IP, 38 K
DepthL.P. Langevin4.23 ERA, 45 IP, 50 K
DepthAlex Lange3.92 ERA, 33 IP, 36 K
DepthSteven Cruz3.94 ERA, 34 IP, 34 K
DepthBryson Dudley4.09 ERA, 43 IP, 43 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Javi Vaz 70
Blake Mitchell 50
Asbel Gonzalez 50
Power
Blake Mitchell 50
Ramon Ramirez 50
Carson Roccaforte 50
Speed
Asbel Gonzalez 80
Colton Becker 70
Rudy Martin Jr. 70
Stuff
Kamden Edge 55
Eric Cerantola 55
David Shields 50
Command
Kendry Chourio 70
Drew Beam 70
Aiden Jimenez 70
Power (arm)
L.P. Langevin 60
Luinder Avila 55
Kamden Edge 55
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