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On this episode of The StormCast, Jake Eisenberg and Tony Boone welcome Baseball America Senior Editor Josh Norris! Josh talks about the recently released Baseball America Top 100 Prospects List, the four Royals prospects on the list (Bobby Witt Jr. - 16, Daniel Lynch -25, Asa Lacy - 37, and Jackson Kowar - 95), other names to keep an eye on in the Royals system, and more! 

Prior to their conversation with Josh, Jake and Tony give an update on past/present Chasers playing winter ball, including one who won a league title in Nicaragua and a fan-favorite with a chance to hoist a trophy in Venezuela.

Inside the conversation with Josh Norris (7:01-40:08):

• the process behind creating the Top 100 prospects list (7:32)
• the change in the process without a 2020 Minor League season (8:42)
• how league executives and scouts impact the list (10:17)
• why Bobby Witt Jr. is a special player (12:10)
• an overview of the Royals' farm system (13:42)
• similarities between this generation of Royals prospects and the Blue Wave of last decade (15:52)
• why you should keep an eye on Kyle Isbel (16:30)
• Royals prospects outside the Top 100, but in the conversation (18:42)
• the timelines for Asa Lacy and Daniel Lynch (20:25)
• how the scouting grade system works (22:09) 
• expectations for Jackson Kowar (23:59)
• potential Top 100 prospects to play for the Chasers in 2021 (30:22)
• what to expect when it comes to initial Minor League assignments in 2021 (31:54)
• international signee Daniel Vasquez and the track record of international shortstop prospects (36:24)
• what Josh is most looking forward to about being back at a ballpark (38:18)

Afterward, Tony answers the trivia question from our last episode (43:09) and shares a new on (44:10), while Jake shares some exciting news (45:03)

Trivia Question: Bobby Witt Jr. is the 16th-ranked prospect in Baseball America's Top 100. Before him, who was the most recent Royals position player prospect to be ranked among the Baseball America Top 100 prospects?

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