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Seuly Matias is putting on a power display that we haven’t seen in recent history

One of the more exciting storylines for the Royals this season hasn’t been related to the major league club. It has been a 19-year-old slugger on the Royals Low-A Lexington Legends squad. Former big-bonus international signing Seuly Matias has been doing some extraordinarily noticeable things.

If you follow the Royals minor league system and the prospects that come with it, you’ll know two things about Matias. First, he has some remarkable pop in his bat. Second, he has very sub-par plate discipline skills. To describe this in a nutshell, here are lines from two of his most recent games.