C- Meibrys Viloria – L/R – LoA Lexington
1B – Chris DeVito – L/R – LoA Lexington/HiA Wilmington
2B – Gabriel Cancel – R/R – LoA Lexington
3B – Emmanuel Rivera – R/R – LoA Lexington
SS – Matt Morales – S/R – Rookie Idaho Falls
LF – Vance Vizcaino – L/R – Rookie Idaho Falls/LoA Lexington
CF – Khalil Lee – L/L – LoA Lexington
RF – Travis Jones – R/R – AZL/Rookie Burlington/Rookie Idaho Falls
**Very Intriguing UTR Pitching Staff!! All starting pitchers ranked below are 22- years old or younger.Top 5 Starting Pitchers – (Factor Score) / Highest Level Attained
1. RHP Scott Blewett – (16.5) / HiA Wilmington
2. LHP Cristian Castillo – (15) / HiA Wilmington “Legit UTR”**The 22-year old handled the assignment from the Appy League (2016) to HiA Wilmington this past season.
3. RHP Delvin Capellan – (15) / DSL Royals**Capellan’s debut season in the DSL
4. LHP Foster Griffin –(13) / AA NW Arkansas “Take a Flyer”**The former 1st rounder was once an organizational top 10 prospect within the Royals system. The 21-year old just barely cracked the Top 30 last season (#29), but seems to be back on track to climb the rankings. His velocity has returned which allowed him to assemble a nice 2017 season between HiA Wilmington and Double-A NW Arkansas.
5. RHP Jace Vines – (12) / AAA OmahaTop 3 Relief Pitchers – (Factor Score) / Highest Level Attained
1. RHP Grant Gavin – (10) / HiA Wilmington
2. RHP Yunior Marte –(9) / AA NW Arkansas
2. RHP Richard Lovelady – (9) / AA NW Arkansas “Legit UTR”