Royals Rumblings - News for February 17, 2021
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Minda Haas Kuhlmann
Many Royals fans heard of Angel Zerpa for the first time when he was added to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft a few months ago. Alec Lewis at The Athletic has more on Zerpa:
The following year, when Zerpa was assigned to short-season Burlington in 2019, Martinez saw for himself. There was something about Zerpa’s demeanor, a fierceness to it, an “I want to make people know me” vibe, Martinez said. Not to mention, Zerpa’s velocity had crept up from the upper-80s at signing to the mid-90s. And the fastball was flying past hitters on both sides of the plate.