The top of the 2019 draft is pretty hitter-heavy, and while the Royals seem inclined to go for a prep player like Bobby Witt, Jr. or C.J. Abrams, there is a chance they could pull the trigger on a more polished collegiate hitter like Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman if he somehow slips past the Orioles with the first overall pick.
Even if Rutschman is off the board, the Royals can get perhaps the best college hitter in the nation this year, California-Berkeley first baseman Andrew Vaughn. The 5’11’’ 215 pound right-handed hitter already tied the Bears single-season home run record with 23 home runs in 2018, hitting .