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Jorge Soler, OF, Kansas City RoyalsThere are not many bright spots to the Royals' offense this season, but Soler has provided plenty of help in the on-base percentage department. He's hitting .297/.415/.505 with 4 home runs over 123 plate appearances this season, including 19 walks and only 31 strikeouts.
Buehler, the organization's top pitching prospect, will remain in the rotation, as
Clayton Kershaw and
Hyun-Jin Ryu are dealing with injuries. Buehler is 2-0 this season with 19 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched. He's coming off a spectacular performance against the San Diego Padres, in which he threw 6 no-hit innings.
Daniel Murphy has yet to play an inning this season, but Kendrick has filled in nicely. Howie is hitting .283/.315/.475 with 4 home runs and 12 runs scored. He offers infield and outfield eligibility, and should continue to see plenty of playing time.
Kingham is 2-0 with 16 strikeouts in 12.1 innings pitched this season. He's struck out at least 7 hitters during each start this season. There's no reason to think the 26-year-old righty won't stick around, especially with the lack of starting pitching the Pirates currently have.
Reggie is a writer and the co-founder of Baseball Press. He enjoys fantasy baseball and hates when players bunt in baseball.