KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas City Royals are calling up top prospect Jac Caglianone, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press, and the slugging first baseman and outfielder could make his debut Tuesday night in St. Louis.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the move had not been announced. The Royals will have to make a corresponding roster move once Caglianone is officially added to the 40-man roster.
The move comes on the heels of a second straight 1-0 game for Kansas City — it split them with the Tigers — and amid a season in which the Royals have struggled mightily to score runs. They have hit a big league worst-34 home runs, and they have scored 194 runs in all, tied with Pittsburgh ahead of only lowly Colorado heading into Monday night’s games.
The 22-year-old Caglianone was the sixth overall pick in last year’s first-year player draft, where he was considered a two-way player because of his strong left arm. But his future is in the field, where his immense power had the potential to give the long-floundering Kansas City offense the kind of immediate production they have not had in years.
The Royals and Cardinals were both off on Monday, and tonight the cardinals host the Royals in the first of a three game series at Busch Stadium.
Andrea Pallante starts for St. Louis, and Michael Lorenzen starts for Kansas City.
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