The Royals have improved their play this summer by relying on the emergence of young prospects promoted to the big leagues, but there may not be another wave of talent for awhile, if recent farm system rankings are any indication. Baseball America released their updated organizational rankings after the draft and trade deadline and ranked the Royals dead last in baseball.
The Royals have graduated Bobby Witt Jr., M.J. Melendez, Vinnie Pasquantino, Kyle Isbel and several others from their preseason Top 30. Eight of the nine players in the Royals lineup on many nights are homegrown, several of whom should be fixtures for the rest of the 2020s.