

Lorenzen graduated from Fullerton Union High School in California. (He’s) someone with a lot of hitting ability and can play multiple positions in the outfield.”Īlso at The Star, Pete Grathoff delivered some no-hitter trivia with a Royal link: “Limited major-league at-bats, so a lot of room to grow. “(He has) a lot of power potential,” Quatraro said. The Royals will rotate Velázquez alongside fellow outfielders Edward Olivares, Kyle Isbel, MJ Melendez and Dairon Blanco. “A lot of people from the Cubs reached out about what they think of him as a player and a person. “Everything has been very positive,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. He also talks about Nelson Velázquez, acquired in the Cuas trade, who will take Drew Waters (bereavement leave) place on the roster: Perhaps most importantly, the Royals noticed an increase in Ragans’ fastball velocity.

Previously, Ragans has thrown a four-seam fastball, changeup, cutter, slider and curveball. Next, the Royals dived into his pitching arsenal and plan of attack. The process gave the organization a complete evaluation of Ragans as an athlete and person.

The organization also utilized sports-science data and explored his pitching delivery. The Royals explored his medicals, strength and conditioning, nutrition and mental health. The process took a couple of days, as the Royals studied different domains. They evaluated his entire makeup prior to acquiring him from the Rangers. Sweeney said the Royals did their homework on Ragans. At The Star, Jaylon Thompson profiles Cole Ragans:
