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The Kansas City Royals have released Asa Lacy, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2020 Draft. Lacy struggled with injuries and command issues throughout his career, including two Tommy John surgeries.
Lacy, theĀ No. 4 overall pick in the 2020 Draft, came to the Kansas City organization as a highly touted left-handed pitcher from Texas A&M who, on stuff alone, showed the potential of a frontline starter. The Royals gave him a $6.67 million signing bonus, a franchise record for a drafted pitcher. He was ranked as high asĀ No. 30 on MLB Pipelineās Top 100 Prospects listĀ in 2021, his first full season in professional baseball.
But Lacy never found the command to allow him to take a step forward in his early seasons, and then injuries took over, including a lat/shoulder injury in 2021, a back injury in ā22 and ā23 and two Tommy John surgeries ā one in the offseasonĀ after the ā23 seasonĀ and one in ā25. Heās still rehabbing from the second one. Jaylon Thompson writes about Jonathan India hitting the Injured List. The Royals are hopeful India isnāt sidelined long-term. For now, he will meet with team doctors to determine the severity of the injury. āItās a chronic shoulder issue that heās had,ā Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. āYou know, it just wasnāt getting better this year. He aggravated it a few times on dives. And itās loose. Itās something heās gonna have to get checked out and see if we can help him get through it.ā Sam McDowell writes about in these dark times. (Woof) The 1914 World Series champion sat 14 games under .500 in early July. The Braves ā and this is so long ago that they played their home games in ā were baseballās laughingstock, 11 straight losing seasons and barreling toward another before they suddenly and stunningly won 68 of their final 87 games to earn a spot in the World Series. Caleb Moody at Kings of Kauffman about ās role as he was called up to take Indiaās spot. As someone who can play all around the infield and the corner outfield, thereās no shortage of places Loftin could make his mark in this lineup. In fact, as it stands right now, thereās plenty of places he can occupy that the Royals donāt fair well in in comparison to the rest of the league.
The Royals released Asa Lacy due to his ongoing struggles with command and multiple injuries, including two Tommy John surgeries.
Asa Lacy was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2020 Draft and received a franchise record signing bonus of $6.67 million.
Asa Lacy faced a lat/shoulder injury in 2021, a back injury in 2022 and 2023, and underwent two Tommy John surgeries.
Asa Lacy showed the potential of a frontline starter and was ranked as high as No. 30 on MLB Pipelineās Top 100 Prospects list in 2021.

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