This year will mark the first time since 2012 that the Royals have a top five pick (they had back-to-back fifth overall picks in 2011/2012) and the first time since 2007 that they had one of the first two picks.
There might be an argument that last year’s draft was arguably more important given the surplus of picks/bonus pool the Royals had, giving them a legit shot at adding possibly a few top 100 prospects into the organization in one night of work. However, I think the 2019 draft might be more important, given that scouts and scouting directors hardly get fired over taking the wrong guy at 18th overall, they get fired for taking the wrong guy with a top five picks. Here are some thoughts…
