With the offseason in full swing and the Royals looking at ways to build off of a strong 2024, it is a great time to pull together a Kansas City Royals’ top prospect list. Last year, many considered the Royals’ farm system one of the weakest in all of baseball. That wasn’t all negative - the Royals graduated tons of top prospects, many impacting the big-league club. However the Royals indeed struggled to draft and develop some players.
Some positive steps forward in the last year have the Royals moving in the right direction. Former first-rounder Gavin Cross took positive strides and found success and the Royals had a strong 2024 draft, selecting Jac Caglianone, Drew Beam, and David Shields.