Royals Reporter writes about Royals minor league players to watch for, like Sam Kulasignam.

The primary concern with Kulasingam is whether or not his batted-ball profile will transition well as he moves up the Royals’ farm system. His .347 wOBACON is the same mark as Mitchell’s, even though Kulasingam’s .332 wOBA is 31 points higher. That light-hitting approach caught up with Vaz in Double-A, Wilson in Triple-A, and Lopez in the Major Leagues.

Can Kulasingam buck that trend and differentiate himself from those three?

It’s possible, and all signs point to his work ethic being one of the best in the Royals’ system (being an Air Force grad will do that). That said, what batted-ball data looks like in Spring Training could be key to determining whether Kulasingam will be a genuine dark hors

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