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The 2022 offseason is critical for the Kansas City Royals not only at the major league level, but the club has some things to sort out in its minor league ranks as well. Some of those decisions have already been made, as a group of nine players headlined by outfield prospect Seuly Matias has elected free agency. first had the Keith Hernandez Jersey full list:The following Royals minor leaguers have elected free agency:RHPAndres SotilletRHP Stephen Woods Jr. RHP Jace Vines C Gavin Stupienski C Jakson Reetz C Jose Briceno 2B Gabriel Cancel SS Ivan Castillo OF Seuly Matias- Matias, who once in the entire Royals system, used to be a hot name in the prospect world. That year, he clubbed a whopping 31 home runs in just 94 games in Cla s-A ball and posted a scorching 138 wRC+ while flashing his immense raw power. At one point, the Tom Seaver Jersey future appeared to be extremely bright for him.Despite having a couple of respectable outputs at High-A and Double-A in 2021, though, Matias slashed .225/.330/.424 in 99 games with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2022 and saw his wRC+ decline to 92 after being 100 at the same stop the year prior. Now 24 years old, Matias will take his power and prospect profiles to the open market. If he can find ways to stay healthy and cut down on strikeouts two ma sive question marks for him there may be something there for a club to cash in on.Scroll to ContinueElsewhere for Kansas City, the trio of Sotillet, Woods and Reetz Yoenis Cespedes Jersey is intriguing. In Sotillet's age-25 season, the righty carved up Triple-A hitters to the tune of a 1.70 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 37 innings of work. Woods spent almost the entire year in Double-A, posting a 4.50 ERA acro s 58 innings of work Keon Broxton Jersey while averaging more than 10 strikeouts per nine innings. Unfortunately for him, he also walked a staggering 49 batters during his time with the Naturals. Reetz joined the Royals organization late in the summer and . The 26- Lenny Dykstra Jersey year-old had a 121 wRC+ in 21 games with Triple-A Omaha to close out the year.Players can become minor league free agents after the season when either their organizations opt against renewing their contracts orthey reach the six-year mark of playing in the minors. Over the next handful of days, weeks or po sibly months, the aforementioned group of players will be on the move but also has the option to re-sign with Kansas City should both sides choose to reunite in the future.Read More: