The Royals have begun graduating several of their top prospects like Bobby Witt Jr., MJ Melendez, and now Vinnie Pasquantino. They will have a chance to replace some of those players on their prospect lists this summer in the draft, where they hold the #9 pick in the first round.
The consensus is that the top of the draft is hitter-heavy, but that could leave the Royals with their pick of any pitcher they want by the time they select. The most recent mock draft at MLB Pipeline has them going for an arm, with high school pitcher Brock Porter.