https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/page/2/?d=1enhttps://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/five-options-that-the-royals-could-select-at-no-30-in-the-mlb-draft-r4456/   In my first MLB Draft writeup on the Royals' options at No. 6, I looked at five candidates. That included three prep prospects (EJ Booth, Gio Rojas, and Jacob Lombard) and two college ones (Drew Burress and Jackson Flora).  In this latest writeup, I am going to explore the Royals' o...4456Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:55:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/2026-mlb-mock-draft-with-the-6th-pick-the-royals-draft-a-fast-rising-prep-outfielder-r4447/I take MLB mock draft rankings from major industry outlets like MLB Pipeline, ESPN, The Athletic (and many others) to form a consensus board, with a working hypothesis that using this approach will eliminate some of the noise and variance in MLB Draft mock rankings. The Kansas City Royals’...4447Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:59:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/five-options-that-the-royals-could-select-at-no-6-in-the-mlb-draft-r4437/  The Royals got a huge boost in last year's MLB Draft lottery as they jumped up to the No. 6 selection in this year's MLB Draft. Not only is having a Top-10 pick in any draft a good thing (especially when they had an 82-80 record last season), but it is especially beneficial in a draft whe...4437Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:58:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/royals-nab-complete-college-slugger-with-the-6-overall-pick-in-our-june-mlb-mock-draft-r4372/It's time to check back in with another Royals mock. The MLB Draft is just five weeks away. This class is as muddled as any I've covered, though it's plenty deep in talent. You can find our mock consensus draft board here. Let's check in on some player profiles it's currently mocking to the Roya...4372Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/mock-draft-royals-select-dominant-college-righty-with-the-6-overall-pick-r4258/Welcome to the 2026 MLB Consensus Draft Board. This is the fifth version of the board, which started in 2022 as a top thirty. Since then, it’s expanded to around 150 players on an annual basis, featuring at eight different team sites. So what is the Consensus Board? How is it made? How should it...4258Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:54:02 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/royals-receive-6th-largest-bonus-pool-for-2026-mlb-draft-r4221/On Wednesday, Major League Baseball informed all 30 MLB clubs of the size of their bonus pools for the upcoming MLB Draft in July. Joe Doyle of Overslot Baseball had a complete breakdown of all 30 teams' bonus pools and the slot value at each pick in an article on Overslot Baseball yesterday....4221Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:22:15 +0000https://royalskeep.com/news-rumors/kansas-city-royals-draft-picks/royals-to-pick-6th-in-2026-mlb-draft-r3985/On Tuesday evening, Major League Baseball conducted the MLB Draft lottery. After an 82-80 season, the Royals entered the lottery with the third-lowest odds to get the No. 1 pick (0.84%).    Only the Mets (0.67%) and the Astros (0.34%) had lower odds than the Royals. However, after...3985Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:27:00 +0000