Miguel Almonte, the KC Royals #16 prospect according to MLB.com, has had a great start to his 2017 season. This has come after an atrocious 2016 season in which he posted a 5.90 ERA and a career high 10.7 H/9, pitching in both the rotation and bullpen.
The KC Royals decided to keep Almonte down in AA, pitching him mostly out of the rotation. So far, the results have been encouraging.
Almonte has appeared in four games this year, three starts. He has a 0.98 ERA, along with a 9.8 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 (!).
A big part of this has been his much improved command.