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Royals prospect Staumont is flame thrower
- Updated: May 28, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Want to know who will be the next great power arm for the Royals?
It just might be 22-year-old Josh Staumont, a second-round pick in the 2015 Draft out of Azusa Pacific University — yes, that is the same school that produced former Kansas City Chiefs great Christian Okoye.
Staumont, a right-hander and the Royals’ No. 18-ranked prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com, regularly can hit 98-102 mph on the radar gun.
“There’s nobody we have that throws the ball as easy and as hard as he does,” Royals assistant general manager/player personnel J.J. Picollo said. “Even when he’s throwing 98 it looks like he’s just playing catch.
“He’s got a really good curveball that is from 80-88. He needs work on his changeup. But there are nights he adds and subtracts like — and I’m not …
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