The Royals need power, and Jac has that, but what else can he offer?

Jac Caglianone has officially been added to the Royals’ MLB roster, and there is every reason to expect he will start, perhaps in right field, in Tuesday’s series opener in St. Louis. Reactions to this news have ranged from pure joy that the savior has arrived to sheer terror that the Royals are promoting their best prospect in an act of desperation, and will permanently damage his ability to ever be a quality major league batter.

So let’s lean into the hyperbole a bit. When Caglianone was first drafted, Royals fans were treated to the announcement that Caglianone’s ceiling was Aaron Judge or Bryce Harper. Very few players ever reach their ceiling - ask Adley Rutschman about that, right now - but that was a good start.

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