Preston Farr

I cover the Royals and their minor league system for both Farm to Fountains and Royals Review. I also cover prospects throughout the minor leagues for Prospects Live.

5 Minutes

MLB Draft

2024 Mock Draft 2.0: Royals select top prep talent, load up on more arms

Preston Farr May 15, 2024 0 Comment

Photo credit: Michael Wyke, Associated Press The 2024 college baseball season has continued to chug on since our last mock draft back in April. Charlie Condon continues to obliterate baseballs. He’s up to 34...

5 Minutes

Analysis

The future is now: Early success of Royals pitching prospects

Preston Farr May 11, 2024 0 Comment

Last season was a revelation for those following the Kansas City Royals minor league system. The organization had built a reputation of poor pitching development, headlined most heavily by their recent crop of 2018...

2 Minutes

News

Behind Marsh’s strong return and opportune offense, the Royals topped L.A.

Preston Farr May 11, 2024 0 Comment

Final Score: LAA 1 | KC 2 Overall Record: 24-16 Winning/Losing Pitcher W: Tyler Duffey (1-0 | 4.05 ERA) L: Carlos Estévez (0-2 | 6.17 ERA) S: John Schreiber (1, 0.98 ERA) Royals Player(s)...

30 Minutes

Minor Leagues

2024 Royals Top Prospects – May Update

Preston Farr May 8, 2024 0 Comment

The Kansas City Royals farm system is on the rise after a couple of down years. They ranked at or near the bottom in just about every farm system ranking over the last two...

2 Minutes

Minor Leagues

A preview of the 2024 ACL Royals

Preston Farr May 3, 2024 0 Comment

Image Credit: Jake Roth, USA Today Sports – Royals Spring Training Complex, Surprise Stadium The 2024 Arizona Complex League will open on Saturday. It marks an earlier Opening Day for the Complex League slate...

1 Minute

News

Royals promote Colin Selby, option Bowlan

Preston Farr April 30, 2024 0 Comment

Image credit: Christian Petersen, Getty Images The Royals acquired Colin Selby in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this month. In return, the team sent minor league pitcher Connor Oliver. Since arriving in...

6 Minutes

Analysis MLB Draft

2024 Mock Draft 1.0: Royals pass on top arms

Preston Farr April 29, 2024 0 Comment

The MLB Draft season continues to slowly heat up. We’re not quite to May yet, meaning that plenty could still change between today and this summer’s draft. This year’s draft will take place on...

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News

Royals promote Will Klein as Marsh lands on the IL

Preston Farr April 25, 2024 0 Comment

Image credit: Charlie Riedel, Associated Press The Kansas City Royals announced two roster moves on Thursday. Following Wednesday’s victory that saw starter Alec Marsh leave the game, he’s been placed on the 15-day IL....

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Minor Leagues

Farm to Fountains: Daily Digest (04/24/24)

Preston Farr April 24, 2024 0 Comment

Royals affiliates combined to go 2-2 on Wednesday. A handful of pitching prospects were met with mixed results on the day. Omaha Storm Chasers Final: Omaha 4, Indianapolis 7 The Storm Chasers played a...

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Top Prospects

2024 Preseason Royals Top Prospects

Preston Farr April 20, 2024 0 Comment

The Royals system is categorized mostly by the unfound upside present among the crop of prospects. The team’s most recent first-round draft selections — Frank Mozzicato, Gavin Cross, and Blake Mitchell — have all...