David Shields
Kansas City Royals (A+)P
Age: 20
Bats/Throws: S/L
6'2" / 210
DOB: 9/9/2006
(20 years, 1 month, 13 days)
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2028
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| How Acquired: | Draft |
| Draft: | 2024, Rd: 2, Pick: 2, Ovr: 41 |
| Draft Team: | Kansas City Royals |
| Signing Bonus: | $2,300,000 |
| High School: | Mt. Lebanon HS (Pittsburgh, USA) |
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Dec'28
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2028
40+
Fastball
35 / 40
Slider
50 / 60
Changeup
30 / 50
Command
40 / 60
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| How Acquired: | Draft |
| Draft: | 2024, Rd: 2, Pick: 2, Ovr: 41 |
| Draft Team: | Kansas City Royals |
| Signing Bonus: | $2,300,000 |
| High School: | Mt. Lebanon HS (Pittsburgh, USA) |
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Dec'28
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Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | divider | vFA | divider | ERA | xERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 0.00 | 2.25 | .333 | 27.8% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 9.00 | 6.00 | 3.20 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 71.2 | 10.17 | 1.88 | 0.38 | .297 | 74.9% | 46.7% | 5.5% | 2.01 | 2.57 | 2.64 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 75.2 | 10.23 | 1.78 | 0.48 | .299 | 72.6% | 46.9% | 7.0% | 2.38 | 2.75 | 2.67 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.34 | .303 | 69.4% | 43.6% | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.38 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.23 | .301 | 62.2% | 5.10 | 4.72 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 116.2 | 10.72 | 2.16 | 0.77 | .312 | 60.3% | 43.9% | 11.6% | 4.01 | 3.51 | 3.69 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | divider | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BABIP | LOB% | GB% | HR/FB | divider | vFA | divider | ERA | xERA | FIP | xFIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 0.00 | 2.25 | .333 | 27.8% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 9.00 | 6.00 | 3.20 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 71.2 | 10.17 | 1.88 | 0.38 | .297 | 74.9% | 46.7% | 5.5% | 2.01 | 2.57 | 2.64 | ||||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 75.2 | 10.23 | 1.78 | 0.48 | .299 | 72.6% | 46.9% | 7.0% | 2.38 | 2.75 | 2.67 | ||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.34 | .303 | 69.4% | 43.6% | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.38 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.23 | .301 | 62.2% | 5.10 | 4.72 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 116.2 | 10.72 | 2.16 | 0.77 | .312 | 60.3% | 43.9% | 11.6% | 4.01 | 3.51 | 3.69 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | QS | CG | ShO | SV | HLD | BS | IP | TBF | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2025 | KCR | A | 3 | 1 | 2.01 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 286 | 58 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81 | |
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 3 | 2 | 2.38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 302 | 62 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 86 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 11 | 6 | 4.01 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.2 | 468 | 98 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 139 |
| Season | Team | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | QS | CG | ShO | SV | HLD | BS | IP | TBF | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | HBP | WP | BK | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2025 | KCR | A | 3 | 1 | 2.01 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 286 | 58 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81 | |
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 3 | 2 | 2.38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 302 | 62 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 86 | |
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 11 | 6 | 4.01 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.2 | 468 | 98 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 139 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | K% | BB% | K-BB% | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA- | FIP- | divider | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 11.25 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.25 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 31.3% | .267 | 1.00 | .333 | 27.8% | 176 | 115 | 6.00 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 10.17 | 1.88 | 5.40 | 0.38 | 28.3% | 5.2% | 23.1% | .216 | 1.02 | .297 | 74.9% | 48 | 62 | 2.57 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 10.23 | 1.78 | 5.73 | 0.48 | 28.5% | 5.0% | 23.5% | .218 | 1.02 | .299 | 72.6% | 55 | 65 | 2.75 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 13.7% | 11.0% | 2.7% | .281 | 1.63 | .303 | 69.4% | 5.45 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.99 | 1.23 | 15.9% | 8.0% | 7.9% | .275 | 1.32 | .301 | 62.2% | 4.72 | ||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 10.72 | 2.16 | 4.96 | 0.77 | 29.7% | 6.0% | 23.7% | .227 | 1.08 | .312 | 60.3% | 78 | 68 | 3.51 |
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | divider | K% | BB% | K-BB% | divider | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | divider | ERA- | FIP- | divider | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 11.25 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.25 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 31.3% | .267 | 1.00 | .333 | 27.8% | 176 | 115 | 6.00 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 10.17 | 1.88 | 5.40 | 0.38 | 28.3% | 5.2% | 23.1% | .216 | 1.02 | .297 | 74.9% | 48 | 62 | 2.57 | ||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 10.23 | 1.78 | 5.73 | 0.48 | 28.5% | 5.0% | 23.5% | .218 | 1.02 | .299 | 72.6% | 55 | 65 | 2.75 | ||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 5.62 | 4.51 | 1.24 | 1.34 | 13.7% | 11.0% | 2.7% | .281 | 1.63 | .303 | 69.4% | 5.45 | ||||||
| 2026 | OOPSY | PROJ | 5.74 | 2.89 | 1.99 | 1.23 | 15.9% | 8.0% | 7.9% | .275 | 1.32 | .301 | 62.2% | 4.72 | ||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 10.72 | 2.16 | 4.96 | 0.77 | 29.7% | 6.0% | 23.7% | .227 | 1.08 | .312 | 60.3% | 78 | 68 | 3.51 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues
| Season | Team | Level | GB/FB | LD% | GB% | FB% | IFFB% | HR/FB | IFH% | BUH% | divider | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | divider | Soft% | Med% | Hard% | divider | SIERA | xFIP- | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 2.50 | 30.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 63 | 3.20 | |||||||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 1.56 | 23.4% | 46.7% | 29.9% | 16.4% | 5.5% | 45.7% | 20.7% | 33.5% | 66 | 2.64 | |||||||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 1.60 | 23.7% | 46.9% | 29.4% | 15.8% | 7.0% | 46.0% | 21.2% | 32.8% | 66 | 2.67 | |||||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 20.8% | 43.6% | 35.6% | 5.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 1.45 | 26.0% | 43.9% | 30.2% | 24.4% | 11.6% | 41.3% | 22.5% | 36.2% | 70 | 3.69 |
| Season | Team | Level | GB/FB | LD% | GB% | FB% | IFFB% | HR/FB | IFH% | BUH% | divider | Pull% | Cent% | Oppo% | divider | Soft% | Med% | Hard% | divider | SIERA | xFIP- | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KCR | CPX | 2.50 | 30.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 63 | 3.20 | |||||||||
| 2025 | KCR | A | 1.56 | 23.4% | 46.7% | 29.9% | 16.4% | 5.5% | 45.7% | 20.7% | 33.5% | 66 | 2.64 | |||||||||
| 2025 | KCR | MiLB | 1.60 | 23.7% | 46.9% | 29.4% | 15.8% | 7.0% | 46.0% | 21.2% | 32.8% | 66 | 2.67 | |||||||||
| 2026 | Steamer | PROJ | 20.8% | 43.6% | 35.6% | 5.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | KCR | A+ | 1.45 | 26.0% | 43.9% | 30.2% | 24.4% | 11.6% | 41.3% | 22.5% | 36.2% | 70 | 3.69 |
Preseason ProjectionsMinor Leagues
MLB F-Strike%, SwStr%, CStr%, CSW% are from the Sports Info Solution data source.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.
All MiLB and Pace data are from Statcast.
Preseason ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages
