After a week of all affiliates playing, we have some extremely exciting players to watch. The Omaha Stormchasers have been playing for a bit longer, but the lower teams have shown off plenty to match. In these segments, we will highlight the best hitter and pitcher from each level week by week. With a little…

(AP Photo/Phil Long) Record: 8-8 Winning/Losing Pitcher: W: Cole Ragans (1-0 | 2.28 ERA) L: Ben Lively (0-2 | 4.87 ERA) S: Carlos Estévez ( 5 | 1.29 ERA)  The offense started slow once again for the Royals in Cleveland, thankfully we’re done here after this series. So naturally, Cleveland strikes first on a bizarre…

Record: 7-8 (L2) W: Luis L Ortiz (1-2 | 6.16 ERA) L: Michael Lorenzen (1-2 | 3.71 ERA) For the first eight innings, Vinnie Pasquantino was the only defense against this game being a shutout and a no-hitter. Luis L. Ortiz’s best starts were the couple of occasions he’s pitched six innings and recorded seven…

Record: 6-6 W: Joe Ryan (1-1, 2.65 ERA) L: Seth Lugo (1-1, 3.24 ERA) The best player in this game was the Twins’ starting pitcher. Joe Ryan went seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four. Coming into the game, Ryan had dominated the Royals, entering this matchup with a 6-0 record…

Today the Royals took on the Twins in game two of the series, coming off a big win and game one hoping to get themselves above .500 for the first time this season. Royals ACE Cole Ragans took the mound for the Royals in Kauffman to face Pablo Lopez and the Twins. Ragans got off…

Record: 5-5 Winning/Losing Pitcher: W: Michael Lorenzen (1-1 | 3.18 ERA) L: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1 | 5.59 ERA) S: Carlos Estévez (3 | 1.80 ERA)  This one has to be highlighted by Michael Lorenzen who was nasty all night long. Mixing his pitches, the rotation, execution were all on display tonight. There was one…

Week record: 4-4 Overall record: 4-4 After dropping the season opener against the Iowa Cubs on March 28th, the Storm Chasers bounced back with an incredible come-from-behind win in game two. They trailed 7-2 until the top of the 6th inning when Nick Loftin hit a bases-clearing double, shifting the momentum in the Storm Chasers’…

The next two weeks are of critical importance for the Royals as 11 of their next 14 games are against AL Central teams. With the division already tight, every game is going to matter. Moreover, the Twins were the one ALC team that posted a winning record against the Royals last year, so this matchup…

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Record: 4-5 Winning/Losing Pitcher: W: Kris Bubic (2-0 | 0.71 ERA) L: Cade Povich (0-1 | 6.10 ERA) S: Carlos Estévez ( 2 | 0.00 ERA)  We’ll get to Kris Bubic in a second. The offense was firing to start because of a misplay in center field. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a…

Record: 3-5 Winning/Losing Pitcher: W: Tomoyuki Sugano (1-1 | 2.89 ERA) L: Michael Wacha (0-2 | 4.66 ERA) It was looking like another slow start for the Royals as they got off to an 0-2 start by the second inning. Sugano needed just 21 pitches for two perfect frames while Wacha bled a couple runs…