Felix Arronde

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #19 prospect in 2025
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High.
  
  Track Record: Arronde spent two seasons in the Dominican Summer League after signing with the Royals for $100,000 in 2021. He made it to the States in 2023, played with Low-A Columbia and returned to the same level for all of the 2024 season—turning himself into one of the organization’s more intriguing pitching prospects in the process. He posted a 2.94 ERA in 23 games, striking out 103 batters in 110.1 innings and holding opposing batters to a .205 average.
  
  Scouting Report: Arronde increased the velocity on his four-seam fastball in 2024 and now sits 92-95 mph and touches 97, with more zip projected as he continues to add strength to his tall, projectable frame. His out pitch is a plus split-changeup with late downward movement that sits 82-86 mph. His 81-84 mph slider is still a work in progress but could be an average pitch in time. Arronde throws from a clean and easy high three-quarters slot and has solid pitchability and control.
  
  The Future: There’s still more development ahead for Arronde, and it’s too early in his career to project his ultimate role. He needs to continue adding strength and durability to make it deeper into his starts. With more velocity and improvement of the breaking ball, he could be a solid back-of-the-rotation starter but could also thrive in a leveraged relief role using the fastball/changeup combo. He’ll move up to High-A Quad Cities in 2025.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 45 | Changeup: 60 | Control: 50.