The Royals had a lot of picks, did they use them well?
By 2018, the Royals were three years removed from their championship team, needing to replenish the farm system to replace the core that had departed. Thanks to the departure of those free agents, the Royals came into the 2018 draft armed with eight picks in the top 152 - four of those in the top 50, including the #18 pick overall.
It was a chance to replenish a depleted farm system with a $12.7 million draft bonus pool, the largest in baseball. Читать дальше...