Royals 2020 MLB Draft tracker Full list

Major League Baseball completed its 2020 amateur draft on Thursday night. The spread of the novel coronavirus required the draft to be held virtually instead New York Yankees of in Omaha, Nebraska alongside the College World Series. The owners' desire to slash costs, meanwhile, led to the draft being shortened from 40 rounds to five.The Kansas City Royals . He was the No. 3 prospect on R.J. Anderson's big board. The Royals also added shortstop Nick Loftin out of Baylor and earned an A grade from CBS Sports experts. Here's how we a Giancarlo Stanton Jersey se sed their cla s: Asa Lacy, the top pitcher in the draft cla s, slipped out of the top three and into the Royals' lap with the No. 4 pick. That's a huge win. Kansas City then added maybe the best Derek Jeter Jersey true shortstop in the draft cla s in Nick Loftin in Competitive Balance Round B, and second Paul O'Neill Jersey rounder Ben Hernandez might have the best changeup among high school pitchers in the draft cla s. Outfielder Tyler Gentry was a nice get in the third round too. Lacy makes this an A all by himself. Adding Loftin and Hernandez (and Gentry) on top of him is icing on the cake.Below you'll find a Roger Maris Jersey full list of Royals' draft picks.RoundOverallPlayerPositionSchoolTop 5014Asa LacyLHPTexas AMNo. 3Comp Round A32Nick LoftinSSBaylorNo. 29241Ben HernandezRHPDe La Salle Institute (IL)N/A376Tyler GentryOFAlabamaN/A4105Christian ChamberlainPOregon StateN/A5135Will KleinPEastern IllinoisN/A