The Kansas City Royals entered 2018 with one of the worst farm systems in baseball, if not the worst one. They didn’t have many top-tier prospects and their depth was thin.
Depending on who you ask, the Royals’ farm system now may not be good per se, but pretty much everyone agrees it is much better. Part of that is the quartet of top picks the Royals had in the draft, yes. But Kansas City has seen a few guys step forward and the system is much better.
Perhaps the most fascinating development this year has been the minor league depth chart.