With schedules that expand to 28 players tomorrow, the royals already have announced The movements that they “expect”, according to the words of the club. First Honkman/Outfielder Jac Caglianone is activated from the 10-day wounded list, right Luinder Avila will be called up from Triple-A and catching prospect Carter JensenThe contract is selected from Triple-A. Kansas City has to deduct someone from the current 26-man schedule to make room for the entire trio, but the royals already have 40-man roster space available to house Jensen.
Freddy Fermin was traded to the Padres at the deadline, and the royals have since used veteran Luke Mile If the back -upper Salvador Perez. Because Perez will get his part of DH days to keep his bat in the line -up, Jensen should have a considerable amount of playing time behind the plate in his first taste of MLB action. The extensive September schedule gives the Royals some flexibility to keep three catchers in the area, and the playing time of Mile is likely to decrease because Jensen is a greater future priority.
Jensen struck well enough (.292/.360/.420 in 308 PA) in Double-A Ball to earn his first promotion to Triple-A earlier this summer, and he has recorded a notch since he arrived in Omaha. Jensen has hit .288/.404/.647 in 184 Triple-A plate performances, with 14 home runs to show for his short time at the top of the Minor League ladder. This kind of performance is difficult to overlook and it has delivered the resident of Kansas City a late seasonal look with his hometown team.
A third round pick for the Royals in the design of 2021, Jensen is in 69th place on the list of MLB Pipeline with the best prospects of baseball, and he is 88th on the top 100 ranking list of Baseball America. Evaluators such as Jansen’s ability to get base, and his 2025 numbers suggest that he started his rough power. Jensen has a good eye on the plate, but it is worth noting that his strikeout speed was shot up at Triple-A during his short time. As a catcher, Jensen has a plus throwing arm and his framework capacity has improved, and both pipeline and BA have the feeling that he can be a solid defender.
The royals will certainly exercise their $ 13.5 mm club option on Perez before 2026, but that will also be Perez’s age-36 season, so the long time of the franchise will have to slow down at some point. Beyond Jensen, Blake Mitchell is another TOP 100 front view that this season just went to High-a Ball, and Ramon Ramirez Is another young backstop in the system that plays at the A-Ball level.
It is not surprising that rival teams were checked in with these young catchers before the Trade Deadline, but KC turned instead by moving Fermin. Jensen is the first of this trio to reach the show, so he gets the first crack in trying to settle as a big League. He retains Rookie on his way to 2026, and therefore due to prospect promotion promotion -stimulation facilities, the royals can earn an extra design choice if Jensen remains on the active schedule for the entire campaign of 2026.
A former top perspective in itself, Caglianone will return after a left hamstring voltage has cost him for about five weeks on the injured list. Caglianone struck alone .147/.205/.280 In his first 161 PA in the Majors, so this IL -Stint may act as a renewal for the smoking year of the outfielder. It is still to be seen how much AT-Bats Caglianone will receive for a Royals team fighting for a play-off berth, since Deadline-Acquisition Mike Yastrzemski Has boarded the right field spot of Caglianone and was in a tear since he was in Kansas City.
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