Kansas City Royals Top Prospects - Midseason 2026

A complete scouting breakdown of the top prospects in the Kansas City Royals farm system, including Kendry Chourio, Josh Hammond, and Angeibel Gomez.

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Chris Clegg
July 20, 2026

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Kansas City Royals Top Prospects for Dynasty

2026 Graduates: Carter Jensen, Luinder Avila

Format: Name, Position, 2026 OD Age, Height/Weight, Highest Level

Kansas City Royals Top Prospects for 2026

1. Kendry Chourio, RHP, 18, 6’0”/160, A+ (Prev Rank: 3)

2026 Update

Chourio has solidified his status as a top pitching prospect this season as he continues to dominate as an 18-year-old. Pushing to High-A, Chourio has pitched 72.2 innings with a 2.11 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. He has struck out 26.5 percent of hitters with a sub-five percent walk rate. The stuff is good and steadily improving while the command is elite.

Have you ever seen a 17-year-old bump from the DSL to the Complex to Single-A in the matter of a month during their first pro season? That is what the Royals just did with Chourio, and he handled it extremely well, dominating Single-A hitters, including some strong playoff starts.

The arsenal has ticked up, and Chourio now reaches 97 mph on his fastball and routinely works into the mid-90s. The pitch creates a good ride and run, and his changeup plays well off of it with late depth and fade, sitting in the 85-87 mph range.

Chourio throws two variations of his breaking ball, with his curveball having more downward movement, but a solid two-plane break. The slider has tight spin and does have good horizontal movement.

On top of a solid arsenal, Chourio has strong command and has walked just two percent of batters faced this year. The strikeout rate sat just shy of 30 percent as Chourio posted a 3.51 ERA and a 2.68 FIP across 51 innings pitched this year.

FFG: SP4

90th Percentile Peak Outcome: 150 IP/3.30 ERA/165 K

Variance: Very High

Buy/Sell: Buy

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