Saturday means the start of February, which means the start of Spring Training, which means the return of baseball.The storylines will pile up with players descending on Arizona and Florida in the coming weeks. Some of them are not on 40-man rosters but will still participate in Major League camp

Eleven top Royals prospects received Surprise invites on Monday.Headlined by 2018 first-rounders Brady Singer and Daniel Lynch, Kansas City announced non-roster invitations to big league camp in Surprise, Arizona.

While he may be new to the Arizona Fall League, Daniel Lynch is no stranger to the Grand Canyon State. In fact, the third-ranked Royals prospect was there was only two months ago, working his way back to strength on a rehab assignment in the Rookie-level Arizona League.A lot has

Physically, Daniel Lynch felt as good as he's been in a long time Thursday.But mentally, at least early on, was a different story.Still, Kansas City's third-ranked prospect worked around four hits and a walk while whiffing six over six frames as Class A Advanced Wilmington blanked Lynchburg, 4-0, at Calvin

The Arizona Fall League is going to be a little different in 2019, but the talent level will be as high as ever.Angels outfielder Jo Adell (No. 4) and Twins shortstop Royce Lewis (No. 7) headline the list of 20 Top-100 prospects named to the Arizona Fall League rosters released

Though promotions have shipped several high-profile invitees to Double-A of late, a pair of Top-100 prospects will still be holding down the fort in Frederick at this year's Carolina League All-Star Game.Lynchburg third baseman Nolan Jones (Indians) and Wilmington left-hander Daniel Lynch (Royals) --   MLB.com's Nos. 56 and 96 prospects,

There was a noticeable difference in how Daniel Lynch pitched during his May 15 home start against Frederick. The Wilmington left-hander was decisive. He deployed his fastball with pinpoint accuracy and mixed in his slider and curveball effectively.The Royals No. 2 prospect limited the Keys to two hits over a season-high

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (May 28, 2019) - Down East slugger Ryan Dorow and Wilmington left-hander Daniel Lynch have earned the Carolina League's Player and Pitcher of the Week honors for May 20-26, the league office announced on Tuesday.Dorow paced both the Carolina League and all of High-A baseball with four home

A little less than three weeks ago, Daniel Lynch had perhaps the worst start of his professional career. In his three starts since, he's been absolutely dynamite.The Royals' fourth-ranked prospect dealt seven scoreless innings Saturday, striking out seven while scattering five hits and a walk, as Class A Advanced Wilmington defeated

Royals LHP Daniel Lynch, Class A Advanced Wilmington: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K -- Lynch was the third pitcher taken in the first round by Kansas City in last year's Draft, and early returns on him have been nothing short of stellar. The No. 4

In a matchup of touted starting prospects, Wilmington's Daniel Lynch had just a little bit more in the chamber as he out-dueled Dean Kremer of Frederick on Wednesday.The No. 4 Royals prospect scattered a pair of hits and did not issue a walk while fanning a career-high nine over seven

Theme of the dayFeats and near feats: Sometimes if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. Other times, the opportunity to reach great heights is taken out of your hands. The latter is usually the fate of Minor League pitchers. Neither DL Hall (5 2/3 innings) nor

Daniel Lynch seems to be fitting in just fine.Making his second professional start on Friday, the Royals' 2018 first-round pick struck out six and worked around a hit and a walk over 3 2/3 innings in Rookie-level Burlington's 2-0 shutout of Pulaski at Calfee Park.