ROYALS' MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM NAMED BEST IN BASEBALL

Kansas City, MO - Baseball America, baseball's preeminent authority on minor league prospects, has rated the Kansas City Royals farm system as the best in all of baseball in the soon-to-be-released 2011 Prospect Handbook.

"The Royals have one of the deepest and most talented farm systems in recent memory," said Jim Callis, executive editor at Baseball America. "It's unusual to see a system with three stud hitters like Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas and Wil Myers, or four quality lefties like John Lamb, Mike Montgomery, Danny Duffy and Chris Dwyer, and the Royals have both. To show how highly we regard the Royals system, we ranked it No. 1 before the Zack Greinke trade, which netted more top prospects."

Seven of the Royals' top 10 prospects will be in Major League Spring Training camp next month in Surprise, AZ. The group includes first baseman Eric Hosmer (ranked No. 1), third baseman Mike Moustakas (No. 3) and left-handed pitcher John Lamb (No. 4). Nine of the top 10 have worn the Wilmington uniform within the last two seasons.

The Blue Rocks return to the field on April 8, 2011 as they open their season in Myrtle Beach, SC against the Pelicans.

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