After years of being one of the more highly regarded farm systems in baseball, it was time for the KC Royals to take a step back. Their top prospects have, for the most part, either graduated to the majors or were traded away at last year’s trade deadline to bring in Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist. As such, it was not surprising that the Royals farm system is considered to be the 23rd best in baseball by Keith Law.
However, the cupboard is not bare. Despite ranking that low, the Royals are still considered to have two of the top 100 prospects in baseball.