Royals send prospects Raul Mondesi, Bubba Starling, 10 others to minor-league camp

The Royals trimmed 12 players from big-league camp on Wednesday morning, bidding farewell to a dozen minor-leaguers.

Kansas City optioned outfielders Lane Adams and Jorge Bonifacio, pitcher Aaron Brooks and infielder Orlando Calixte to Class AAA Omaha.

Assigned to minor-league camp were pitchers Buddy Baumann, Brian Broderick, Casey Coleman and Joe Paterson; third baseman Hunter Dozier; first baseman Matt Fields; shortstop Raul Mondesi; and outfielder Bubba Starling.

There are now 46 players left in camp.

Mondesi is the team’s top position-player prospect, but it was another infielder who impressed Yost the most.

“Mondesi did a great job,” Yost said. “But the guy who really caught my eye was Calixte.”

Calixte hit .385 with a 1.154 on-base plus slugging percentage. He contributed three doubles and a triple in 10 games.

Starling overcame a bumpy start to hit .286 in seven games.

“I thought Bubba did great,” Yost said. “You saw Bubba get better and better and better each day.”

This story was originally published March 18, 2015 at 11:55 AM.