The KC Royals farm system is widely regarded as one of the best in baseball, but what does that exactly mean? Some crude statistical analysis sheds some light.

For the Royals, Anthony Lerew and Mario Santiago have great starts and for the Cardinals, Memphis gets shut out and Nick Additon has a fantastic start.

For the Royals, RHP Tim Melville is red-hot and making fans salivate. For the Cardinals, Jon Jay, Joe Mather and Tyler Greene make their MLB cases.

(Click the headlines for links) Kansas City Royals farm report 5/24 • Triple-A Omaha beat Colorado Springs 4-1, mostly on the strength of a gem from LHP Anthony Lerew. His line: 7 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K. Beneath the surface is where it gets interesting. The positionless Alex Gordon was 3-for-4 and is now hitting .369 (25-of-69) at Triple-A. He and...

For the Royals, Moustakas' average dips below .400 by clubbing his 12th home run. For the Cards, Allen Craig is on a tear and NIko Vasquez has a peculiar line.

For the Royals, RHP Matt Mitchell has his best start of the year for Burlington, while Cardinal RHP prospect Shelby Miller has another solid start.