Kansas City Royals

After Dayton Moore took the job as General Manager of the KC Royals, he put an emphasis on the minor leagues. Because of this, the Royals are one of the few MLB organizations which have eight minor league teams. Here they are:

Omaha Storm Chasers, Pacific Coast League (AAA)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Texas League (AA)
Wilmington Blue Rocks, Carolina League (A-Advanced)
Kane County Cougars, Midwest League (A)
Idaho Falls Chukars, Pioneer League (Rookie-Advanced)
Burlington Royals, Appalachian League (Rookie)
AZL Royals, Arizona League (Rookie)
DSL Royals, Dominican Summer League (Rookie)

The Kansas City Royals have many new players, either by trades, free agent signings, or simply rookies. The Royals will also have many other rookies coming up throughout the year, including one of the top minor league players, Mike Moustakas.

Starting Lineup
1 3B Mike Aviles
2 CF Melky Cabrera (Signed as FA)
3 LF Alex Gordon
4 DH Billy Butler
5 1B Kila Ka'aihue
6 RF Jeff Francoeur (Signed as FA)
7 SS Alcides Escobar (Zack Greinke trade)
8 C Matt Treanor (Cash considerations trade)
9 2B Chris Getz

Bench
C Brayan Peña
IF Wilson Betemit
OF Jarrod Dyson (Rookie)
OF Mitch Maier

Starting Rotation *5th starter V. Mazzaro will be recalled on April 16th
1 RHP Luke Hochevar
2 LHP Jeff Francis (Signed as FA)
3 RHP Kyle Davies
4 LHP Bruce Chen (Re-signed as FA)

Bullpen
CL RHP Joakim Soria
SU RHP Robinson Tejeda
SU LHP Tim Collins (Rookie, 2010 Deadline trade of Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth)
MID RHP Aaron Crow (Rookie)
MID RHP Jeremy Jeffress (Rookie, Zack Greinke trade)
MID RHP Kanekoa Texeira
MID RHP Nathan Adcock (Rule 5)
LR RHP Sean O'Sullivan