When the Kansas City Royals were ranked as having one of the worst farm systems in baseball at the beginning of the year, they had one ace up their sleeve.
See, a player with enough MLB service time loses ‘prospect’ status, meaning that they can no longer be ranked in prospect lists. But that player still exists, and if they are young enough they still have potential. Adalberto Mondesi was one of those guys: too many plate appearances as a Royal to count as a prospect, but still young and brimming with energy. Today, an impressive showing by Mondesi represented hope that the Royals’ depleted farm system still could power Kansas City to relevance, as the Royals dunked on the Detroit Tigers 9-2.