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The state of the Royals farm system following the draft

With the draft over, we should start seeing players signed, although when we will ever see them actually on a field remains up in the air. With the fourth overall pick, the Royals had a great opportunity to improve their farm system, and they took advantage of that by selecting the best pitcher in the draft, Texas A&M left-hander Asa Lacy.

Fangraphs has updated their “BOARD” of prospects to include 2020 draftees, with Future Value rankings. Future Value is a 20-80 scale that anticipates what a players’ future value will be in his first six years as a MLB player.