Royals make huge Jac Caglianone promotion announcement for top prospect

Royals super prospect Jac Caglianone is moving on up.

The left-handed slugger is now just one step away from MLB.

The 22-year old who starred as a two-way player at the University of Florida was promoted to Triple-A on Sunday.

Caglianone was the No. 6 overall pick in last summer's draft and has skyrocketed through the minors.

In 38 games at Double-A this season, Caglianone hit nine home runs and eight doubles. He batted .322/.394/.553.

Caglianone has already played first base, right field and left field this season. He'll have many different paths to the Royals' MLB roster when they deem him ready.

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It's very likely that Caglianone has a lot of success against Triple-A pitching, too. That'll put pressure on the Royals to make a call-up decision.

Through Sunday, the Royals are 26-22, which is 5.5 games off the AL Central-leading Tigers in a surprisingly strong division.

To keep up, they might need Caglianone sooner rather than later. The good news is he's almost there.

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