Saturday, July 20, 2013 
<p>By Dick Kaegel and Kathleen Gier / MLB.com | 7/20/2013 1:49 A.M. ET</p><p>KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Kyle Zimmer, the Royals' No. 2 prospect, according to MLB.com, shook off a slow start to the season and has pitched much better since the All-Star break at Class A Advanced Wilmington.</p><p>In his last five starts, Zimmer has a 2.61 ERA and a 42-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio.</p><p>Now, the Royals have rewarded Zimmer for the turnaround. The club promoted him to Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Friday. Zimmer is scheduled to make his debut with the Naturals on Saturday.</p><p><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130719&content_id=54068488¬ebook_id=54081972&vkey=notebook_kc&c_id=kc">Keep reading...</a></p>
