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OPS+, per MLB's official website, "takes a player's on-base plus slugging percentage and normalizes the number across the entire league. Rosters took a little longer to be announced than usual, probably because the minor league season took a little longer to finish than usual. .hUHmCp{margin-top:24px;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Ellis posted a 4.83 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP with 62 strikeouts in 54 innings, predominantly at High-A. 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Kansas City has followed up its enthusiasm for Tresh with another push up the hill -- specifically to the Arizona Fall League -- making him one of the rare players to see the NCAA and the AFL in the same calendar year. 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In danger of going unprotected and unpicked again in the Rule 5 Draft, Matias needs to show he can make a little more contact against upper-level pitching to become even a right-handed-hitting bench option for Kansas City. Asa Lacy, LHP (No. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side{display:none;-webkit-align-items:stretch;-webkit-box-align:stretch;-ms-flex-align:stretch;align-items:stretch;width:100%;height:calc(100vh - 56px);position:relative;overflow:hidden;z-index:99992;top:0;}/*!sc*/ The Arizona Complex League Royals are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. .cWQXyp{display:inline-block;width:100%;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ @media only screen and (min-width:568px){.kwDmpG{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-flex:1;-webkit-flex-grow:1;-ms-flex-positive:1;flex-grow:1;margin-right:8px;}}/*!sc*/ Along with saving money, it was reported Dallas' decision to release Walker was to create more minutes for younger guards, such as rookie Jaden Hardy. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium.woff') format('woff');font-weight:500;font-style:normal;}/*!sc*/ .groqnz.markdown.youtube,.groqnz.photo figcaption.youtube,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed.youtube{padding:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container__revenue{display:none;}/*!sc*/ SUPAI, Ariz. 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Martin, however, believes Mayo could be a candidate for a non-head-coaching gig in the league this winter. See the full 2023 schedule for the AZL Royals including pasts score results, pitching results and more. The Arizona Complex League Athletics are a Minor League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, which plays as a Rookie-level team in the Arizona Complex League and has served as a farm team for the Oakland Athletics organization since 1988. The right-handed-hitting catcher showed above-average power with 15 homers as a junior at North Carolina State and led the Wolfpack to a third-place finish in the College World Series. .kwDmpG input{box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:16px;}/*!sc*/ The organization had just selected the outfielder in the third round out of Alabama but had yet to work with him in person due to the pandemic-canceled Minor League season, so they used their instructional league for just that . .bZhBFV{margin:0 auto 16px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo{-webkit-flex:0 1 auto;-ms-flex:0 1 auto;flex:0 1 auto;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;text-align:left;height:56px;padding:0 16px 0 0;}/*!sc*/ Woods can throw a mid-90s fastball with a good curveball but really struggles in the control department. button,input,optgroup,select,textarea{font-family:inherit;font-size:100%;line-height:1.15;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ Congrats to the team, it was a pleasure to cover you this year. 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