Royals Draft Day One Open Thread

The newest member of the Royals organization will be announced tonight, with day one of the MLB draft taking place. Rounds one and two will take place tonight beginning at 6 p.m. CT, to be aired on MLB Network and MLB.com. The Royals select at #14, but will also make a selection in round two (#52) as well as their competitive balance pick at #73. Rounds three through ten will take place on Tuesday beginning at noon, with the draft concluding on Wednesday at 11 a.m.

• Complete Royals draft coverage
• What you need to know about the Royals and the draft
• Players that could be available at #14
• Shaun Newkirk’s players the Royals should look for early in the draft
• Free profiles of the top 70 players available in the draft at Minor League Ball
• Draft bonus slot values
• A breakdown of who scouting director Lonnie Goldberg drafts
• Organizational fits for the Royals
• Local players that could be selected in the draft
• Royals Review Radio: Draft Prep

Mock Drafts

2080 Baseball (Nick Faleris): RHP Alex Faedo (University of Florida)

Baseball America (John Manuel): OF Jordon Adell (Ballard HS, Louisville, KY)

Bleacher Report (Jacob Shafer): 1B Nick Pratto (Huntington Beach HS, Huntington Beach, CA)

ESPN (Keith Law): OF Jeren Kendall (Vanderbilt University)

Fangraphs (Eric Longenhagen): 3B Jake Burger (Missouri State University)

MLB.com (Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo): LHP Trevor Rogers (Carlsbad HS, Carlsbad, NM)

Perfect Game (Brian Sakowski): LHP Trevor Rogers

The Sporting News (Ryan Fagan): LHP DL Hall (Valdosta HS, Valdosta, GA)

Who do you like at #14? Any sleepers for later in the draft?