One local player passed over in a past draft by the Kansas City Royals that still haunts many to this day. Instead, Albert Pujols ended up with the St. Louis Cardinals and produced Hall of Fame worthy numbers even as his star has faded some with the Los Angeles Angels.
Did that decision in 2011 and mounting fan fever lead the Royals to reach on selecting Bubba Starling from nearby Gardner, Kansas? Probably not. One thing we know is that Dayton Moore is not prone to make a player move just to appease the Kansas City supporters.