Kansas City Royals first base prospect Ryan O’Hearn has a legitimate opportunity in 2018. Incumbent first baseman Eric Hosmer becomes a free agent at season’s end. While it would be great to see Hos re-up with Kansas City his agent Scott Boras is planning the biggest payday possible. That potential dollar amount is likely to take Hosmer elsewhere.
With that being the case O’Hearn should expect to get a long look next spring. He is currently playing for the Royals’ Triple A affiliate Omaha Storm Chasers. While O’Hearn’s season may have been a bit slow out of the gate, he has been able to get things rolling as of late.