SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio has tried it both ways, offensively.
Bonifacio, 21, has waited back on pitches, driven balls the other way and hit for average -- .298 combined among three Minor League teams in 2013. But he wasn't satisfied.
Bonifacio, the No. 16 Royals prospect according to MLB Pipeline, has spent the last year trying to increase his pull power, pouncing on pitches that are up and in and yanking them to left field. In 2015, he hit a career-high 17 homers and 30 doubles for Double-A Northwest Arkansas.