With the draft less than a month away, we continue reviewing prospects that the Royals could target in the first round. Today we will profile a left-handed hitting catcher/outfielder coming off a very strong season in the SEC: Auburn’s Ike Irish.
Irish was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He played high school ball at St. Mary’s Prep in Orchard Lake Village, a suburb on the outskirts of Detroit. He was one of the best players on one of the best high school teams in the country and got plenty of attention from scouts. MLB Pipeline ranked him 121st in their 2022 draft rankings, but he went unselected and matriculated to Auburn.