{"id":101425,"date":"2025-06-02T00:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=101425"},"modified":"2025-06-02T00:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:33:50","slug":"royals-call-up-milb-star-jac-caglianone-boost-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/02\/royals-call-up-milb-star-jac-caglianone-boost-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Royals to Call Up Jac Caglianone to Boost Struggling Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 The Kansas City Royals are calling up their top prospect, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/26\/four-mlb-top-prospects-call-up-timelines\/\" target=\"_self\">Jac Caglianone<\/a>, to the majors, ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan reported Sunday night. The 22-year-old slugger, drafted just last year, is set to join the big-league club as the Royals aim to revitalize their underperforming offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Kansas City Royals are calling up slugger Jac Caglianone, one of the top prospects in baseball, sources tell ESPN. Caglianone, 22, is hitting .322\/.389\/.593 with 15 home runs and 56 RBIs in 50 games between AA and AAA.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1929360406381785390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Report: Royals to Call Up Top Prospect Jac Caglianone<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caglianone, selected sixth overall by the Royals in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/15\/top-30-prospects-2025-mlb-draft\/\" target=\"_self\">2024 MLB Draft<\/a> out of the University of Florida, has torched minor-league pitching since turning pro. In 2025, across Double-A and Triple-A, he slashed .322\/.389\/.593 with 15 home runs in 50 games. Across his short minor league stint, he clubbed 17 home runs, 18 doubles, and drove in 70 RBI in 315 at-bats, showcasing the raw power that made him a two-way star in college. After a scorching stretch of five homers in four games over his first week with Triple-A Omaha, the Royals decided the time was right.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Rare Air<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This rapid ascent to the majors is a rare occurrence. Since 2010, only a handful of position players\u2014such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/03\/05\/report-bryce-harper-outfield\/\" target=\"_self\">Bryce Harper<\/a> (2012), <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/21\/juan-sotos-tough-start-media-pressure-marathon-ahead\/\" target=\"_self\">Juan Soto<\/a> (2018), and most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/28\/cheap-owners-pirates-wasting-paul-skenes-career\/\" target=\"_self\">Paul Skenes<\/a> (2024)\u2014made it to the big leagues within a year of being drafted, according to MLB Pipeline data. Caglianone\u2019s 11-month climb from the draft to the majors places him among the fastest risers in recent memory, a testament to his prodigious talent and the Royals\u2019 urgent need for offensive help.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Caglianone Fills Royals&#8217; Outfield Gap<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Royals plan to deploy Caglianone primarily in right field, addressing a glaring power weakness in their outfield. So far this season, the Kansas City outfield has produced a meager .236\/.285\/.332 slashline, per ESPN stats. He\u2019ll also see time at first base, offering flexibility as Kansas City fights to stay in the AL Central race.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s ready to make an impact,\u201d Royals GM J.J. Picollo told Passan. \u201cJac\u2019s power is undeniable, and we believe he can help us right now while growing into a cornerstone for this franchise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jac Caglianone Welcome To The Show!<\/p>\n<p>He is hitting.322\/.389\/.593 with 15 home runs and 56 RBIs in 50 games between AA and AAA.<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/06760URv1f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/06760URv1f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Running From The OPS (@OPS_BASEBALL) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OPS_BASEBALL\/status\/1929364073503653995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Caglianone will debut early this week, but the Royals haven&#8217;t announced corresponding roster moves yet. The team, desperate for offense, could see a game-changing impact from their massive 6-foot-5, 250-pound prospect. This gutsy, desperate, but necessary call-up might launch the Royals to back-to-back postseason runs. They currently lie one game back in the AL Wild Card race.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Photo Credit: \u00a9 Dylan Widger-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 The Kansas City Royals are calling up their top prospect, Jac Caglianone, to the majors, ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan reported Sunday night. The 22-year-old slugger, drafted just last year, is set to join the big-league club as the Royals aim to revitalize their underperforming offense. 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