23-year old lefty reliever Blaine Hardy has been outstanding in the minors this season. He has pitched in 30 games (0 starts) for the Royals in AA+AAA-ball this year and he is 3-2 with 7 saves, a 1.31 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. Hardy has only given up 32 hits in 55 innings this season in the minors as he has been nasty. It’s not like the Royals couldn’t use Hardy right now and they might give him a call if they make some trades to open up a job in the pen.

21-year old lefty swinging 3B Mike Moustakas entered this season as the Royals’ #4 rated prospect and he’s showing why that is. He has played in 60 games in AA-ball this season and he is 81 of 233 (.348 avg, 1.099 OPS) with 52 runs scored, 19 homers and 69 RBIs. Moustakas has now played in 326 games in four years in the minors for the Royals and he is 351 of 1,262 (.278 avg, .827 OPS) with 201 runs scored, 57 homers, 236 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Moustakas could get a shot to play for the Royals later this season if he continues to hit like he is right now.

The Royals have released 31-year old righty starter reliever Jorge Campillo and 27-year old lefty reliever Adam Bostick. Campillo pitched in 4 games (2 starts) in AAA-ball for the Royals this season and he was 0-0 with a 3.18 ERA and a 0.71 WHIP. He just couldn’t stay healthy enough for the Royals’ taste. Adam Bostick didn’t pitch in any games this season as the Royals released him after he finished up a 50-game suspension for violating MLB’s performance enhancing drugs rule. The Royals won’t miss either of these guys.

26-year old lefty swinging 3B Alex Gordon is getting a crash course in playing the outfield in AAA. He has played in 30 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 41 of 111 (.369 avg, 1.217 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 9 homers, 25 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. But he won’t likely get a call to the majors unless David DeJesus or Scott Podsednik get traded and I don’t see either of them going anywhere any time soon. Gordon played in 12 games earlier this year for the Royals in which he was 6 of 31 (.194 avg, .665 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. Gordon was supposed to be one of the core players for the Royals’ latest rebuilding project but he has been disappointing so far in his major league career. He has played in 346 games for the Royals in parts of four years and he is 306 of 1,231 (.249 avg, .744 OPS) with 165 runs scored, 38 homers, 142 RBIs and 28 stolen bases.

19-year old right swinging catcher Wil Myers is the Royals’ #3 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. They will likely give Myers a couple of more years in the minors to learn what he needs to before getting to Kansas City. Myers has played in 31 games in A-ball this season and he is 30 of 119 (.252 avg, .787 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 4 homers, 22 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. He has now played in 53 games in his two years in the minors and he is 61 of 203 (.300 avg, .918 OPS) with 34 runs scored, 9 homers, 40 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. He will get to K.C. in due time and he’s going to be good when he gets there.