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Improved Players in the Minors

Baseball Prospectus recently took a look at the most improved players in each minor league franchise.  Here is what they had to say about the Royals:

"While plenty of starters put up big numbers at High-A Wilmington, righty Daniel Cortes showed the most impressive stuff, as the 20-year-old righty compiled a 3.04 ERA in 24 starts and nearly a strikeout per inning. Already in possession of a low-90s fastball, Cortes' curve showed improvement throughout the year, and in his last eight starts, he posted a 0.77 ERA while allowing just 34 hits and 12 walks in 47 innings.

Honorable Mention: Fellow Blue Rock righty Julio Pimentel has one of the better fastballs in the organization and finished third in the Carolina League with a 2.65 ERA, but scouts still want to see more from his secondary offerings. Like Pimentel, reliever Jarod Plummer was also acquired from the Dodgers and has the same issues, but he projects as a solid big league reliever after compiling 91 strikeouts against just 18 walks in 82 bullpen innings."

Are there any other Royals who have flown under the radar, making significant improvements.  Rowdy Hardy sure seemed to come out of nowhere.  Any ideas on who might be a breakout canidate for next year?  PS - If any one know how to put the grey text box around the source material, please let me know.  

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