The number #24 prospect for the Royals, Josh Staumont, was a high pick for the Kansas City Royals in June of 2015 after a dominating season in which he struck out 109 batters in just 68 2/3 innings with Azusa Pacific University. He went on to pitch well for the Arizona Royals and Idaho Falls Chukars to close out the year with a combined 2.48 ERA and sat down 58 hitters on strikes in 40 frames.
Despite struggling in 2016 at the A+ level Wilmington Blue Rocks, where he was 2-10 with a 5.