We already knew that the Royals farm system was rather thin, which is to be expected after years of poor draft position (due to winning), poor draft selections, and trading prospects for impact players like Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist. The depletion of the system has been reflected in Royals prospect rankings such as Baseball America and at Minor League Ball.
Fangraphs unveiled their Top 20 Royals prospect list today and they seem to agree with the conclusion made by others - the Royals’ system is thin.
This is one of the weaker farm systems in baseball right now.