First-Rounder Zimmer Joins Legends; Lexington Has Three of Royals' Top 10 Prospects
May 29, 2015 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lexington Legends News Release
Right-hander Kyle Zimmer, the fifth overall choice in the June 2012 draft, has been added to the Lexington Legends roster by the Legends' parent club, the Kansas City Royals.
Left-hander Tripp Davis was transferred from Lexington to the Idaho Falls (Pioneer League) roster.
Zimmer is expected to pitch in relief for the Legends tonight.
Zimmer joins left-hander Foster Griffin, a first round pick (28th overall) by the Royals in 2014, and Scott Blewett, a second round pick in 2014 (56th overall), on the Legends pitching staff. All three are ranked among the top 10 prospects in the Kansas City organization by mlb.com -- Zimmer 3rd, Griffin 7th, Blewett 8th.
Legends' catcher Chase Vallot (pronounced vuh-LOW) is ranked 10th in the KC organization by mlb.com.
Griffin and Vallot joined the Legends May 9, and Blewett was added May 28.
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