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Ask KC Royals fans about the team’s hot young prospects. They’ll instantly mention Triple-A Omaha pitchers Jackson Kowar and Daniel Lynch, Double-A Northwest Arkansas hitters Bobby Witt Jr., Nick Pratto and MJ Melendez, and Low-A Quad Cities pitchers Asa Lacy and Zach Haake, and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
But they aren’t the only top prospects in the Kansas City system worthy of discussion. The Columbia Fireflies, one of the two new members of the Royals’ minor league system (the other is Quad Cities), have their own share of talent.