The Kansas City Royals selected Jac Caglianone from Triple-A Omaha on Monday, giving the overall choice n ° 6 in the recovery of the MLB 2024 a crack to the majors after only 79 games in the minor leagues.
In a corresponding decision, the Royals sent the Dairon Blanco outfit to Omaha.
Classified as the n ° 10 perspective by MLB Pipeline, Caglianone, 22, tore it during his first full professional season.
On two levels, the 6-foot slugger 5 inches and 250 pounds breaks. 322 / .389 / .593 with 15 circuits and 56 points produced in 50 games, including .319 / .370 / .723 with six circuits and 13 points produced in 12 games in Triple-A Omaha.
Caglianone has mainly played the external field in Triple-A and should stay there when he joins the Royals for a road series against the Cardinals of St. Louis who open on Tuesday. He was a double -meaning player at the University of Florida, but put aside to play the first goal when he was drafted last July.
While the range of Kansas City had trouble scoring, fans calls had become stronger for the promotion of Caglianone.
The Royals, who have marked the fewer races (194) of the American League, hope that the powerful Caglianone bat in the middle of the programming can stimulate an offense that collapses, especially among field players. Kyle Isbel leads the Royals championships with three circuits and 15 products.
Blanco, 32, appeared in nine games this season for Kansas City, reaching .167 (1 for 6) with a product point.
The Royals have a 4-6 file in their last 10 games and have dropped eight games behind the Detroit Tigers, who have the best MLB record, in the American League.
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