Brady Singer #51

Full name is Brady Alan Singer…resides in Leesburg, Fla., during the offseason...Graduated from Eustis High School (FL) in 2015…selected by Toronto in the second round (56th overall) of the First Year Player Draft, but did not sign...Attended the University of Florida, where he helped the Gators win the school's first NCAA College World Series championship in 2017…named All-SEC second team, College World Series All-Tournament Team, and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll…fanned 12 LSU hitters in Game 1 of the College World Series finals, the   most strikeouts in the championship round since the event moved to a best-of-three format in 2003...In 2018 at Florida, went 12-3 with a 2.55 ERA and 114 strikeouts as a junior…named SEC Pitcher of the Year, leading the conference in wins and ERA… won the Dick Howser Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top player in college baseball, and was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award...named Baseball America College Player of the Year, becoming the second playe r drafted by the Royals to earn that honor, joining: Alex Gordon (2005).

2019

Split the season between Wilmington (A+) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), combining to go 12-5 with a 2.85 ERA (47 ER in 148.1 IP) and 138 strikeouts (8.37 K/9) in 26 starts...His 12 victories were the most by a Royals minor league pitcher and tied for ninth among all minor league hurlers… also ranked fourth in ERA (min. 100.0 IP), fifth in strikeouts and WHIP (min. 100.0 IP) in the organization...Named Northwest Arkansas Pitcher of the Year, while also earning Organization All-Star honors from MiLB.com...Selected to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, pitching a scoreless sixth inning in the contest at Progressive Field in Cleveland...Also selected a Carolina League midseason All-Star, but did not appear in the game due to his promotion to Northwest Arkansas...Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 28, going 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA (2 ER in 12.1 IP) and 12 strikeouts in two starts vs. Amarillo...Collected a season-high 10 strikeouts vs. Frederick (with Wilmington) on May 16, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings in a 6-1 triumph…scattered six hits and did not issue a walk...Tossed a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings in consecutive starts with Wilmington: May 21 at Salem (ND, 2-1 win in 10 innings) and May 27 vs. Myrtle Beach (1-0 win), which were his last two starts with the Blue Rocks…also tossed 7.0 shutout frames at Arkansas (with Northwest Arkansas) on Aug. 14...Over his last four starts of the year, went 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA (4 ER in 26.2 IP), collecting 26 strikeouts, compared to seven walks (3.71 K/BB ratio).