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Click the link to check out my mock draft complete with in-depth assessments of each pick and each player drafted. I have the Royals taking college pitcher Kevin Gausman. Feedback is much appreciated!

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So you have the royals one pick away

from picking the best overall talent in the draft. Yeah I would believe that.

by wt on Jan 16, 2012 8:51 AM EST reply actions  

Not necessarily

College juniors don’t have a ton of incentive to leave college early. They can’t sign ML deals so declaring comes down to just wanting to play the game now. If they wait a year they get a slight upgrade in money and maybe upgrade spots in the draft if not taken #1.

Checkout Royals minor league notes at www.14for77.blogspot.com

by kcscoliny on Jan 16, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't know

I would think that it would decrease a seniors value even more than previously. The JRs are still the ones who will go at the top. They can go back to school but it still doesn’t seem like it would be a solid move. But you never know.

by 306008 on Jan 16, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Pitchers have a huge incentive because of injury potential (that has always existed)

Top hitters also have a strong incentive because their development will be stymied by college ball which leads to hitting FA at a higher age. The inability to milk a club and hope bonuses will disproportionately increase is gone.

The only monetary hope anyone could have would be to be drafted earlier. But if you are drafted at the top anyway, there’s not a ton of reason to think you’d move up in the draft.

by WURoyal on Jan 16, 2012 5:20 PM EST up reply actions  

If Boras can't get draftees overslot bonuses

I wonder how often he will advise them not to sign (like J.D. Drew and Hochevar). Does it matter who drafts a guy when the bonus is already determined?

by thelaundry on Jan 16, 2012 12:19 PM EST up reply actions  

But the previous was due to loopholes in the system

They’ve closed those I thought? Now it seems more important to get yourself started so you can move up quicker rather than play that extra year. The closer you are to the MLB contract where the money is the better off you are.

by 306008 on Jan 16, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions  

I have

them one pick away from taking who I perceive to be the best talent in the draft. Last year I thought Dylan Bundy was the best talent in the draft and I still do (although I’d put a healthy Rendon ahead of him).

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Jan 16, 2012 1:52 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm okay with Gausman

He’s one of the top 4 pitchers in the draft. I think this draft will be one of those where the Royals take a kid with the top question being “how far from the bigs is he?” I think they go with the arm they feel is closest.

by 306008 on Jan 16, 2012 2:25 PM EST reply actions  

sounds like a bust

his name isn’t gritty enough.

by BeauJackson on Jan 16, 2012 2:42 PM EST reply actions  

For some reason, I don't see the Royals taking a college pitcher.

The recent track record suggests otherwise. On the other hand, the draft strategy is shifting a little bit in favor of more polished players.

by hawkinscm87 on Jan 16, 2012 5:33 PM EST reply actions  

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