With the 122nd overall pick (fourth round) in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Royals have selected Eric Cole, an outfielder out of Arkansas. Height: 5’11” Weight: 180 lbs Bats: Switch Throws: Right RANKINGS Baseball America: 443rd Minor League Ball: 217th The Royals took their second straight bat in the fourth round, picking up Eric Cole,…
With the 302nd overall pick (tenth round) in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Royals have selected Austin Lambright, LHP out of Central Oklahoma. Height: 6’3″ Weight: 225 lbs Bats: Left Throws: Left RANKINGS Baseball America: NR Minor League Ball: NR The Royals finished off day two of the MLB Draft by taking another college arm,…
With the 302nd overall pick (tenth round) in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Royals have selected Austin Lambright, LHP out of Central Oklahoma. He pitched one year at Central Oklahoma, but in three years before this season he pitched at Abilene Christian, working mostly as a starter. The slot value for this pick is $138,900.
For their first high school pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Royals went super obscure. Kevon Jackson, an outfielder from Queen Creek High School in Arizona, didn’t make it into the MLB Pipeline top 200, nor the Fangraphs group of 300 players, nor the Baseball America top 500. Meaning Baseball America ranked the 500…
With the 272 overall pick (ninth round) in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Royals have selected their first high school player–Kevon Jackson, outfielder from Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek, Arizona. According to Maxpreps.com, Jackson is a 5’8″ centerfielder who hit .364 with a .456 OBP in 29 games this year. The slot value…
With the 242nd overall pick (8th round) in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Royals have selected LF Jackson Lueck out of Florida State University. Jackson marks the 11th consecutive college player selected to open this years draft. The slot value for this pick is approximately $168,300.
With the 212th overall pick (seventh round) in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Royals have selected Tyler Gray, RHP out of Central Arkansas. Height: 6’2″ Weight: 170 lbs Bats: Right Throws: Right RANKINGS Baseball America: #300 Minor League Ball: #339 After stacking up on some larger frame pitchers, the Royals went with a smaller framed…
