2010 Draft Complete!
The future is now and as of a few minutes ago the 2010 Amateur Draft was completed. The draft was very pitcher heavy as seven of the first ten picks were starting pitchers. The other three picks were two first baseman and a right fielder.
The first player selected in the draft was Starting Pitcher
Salvador "Bootleg" Felix with potential ratings of 81/72/72 by the Philadelphia Phillies. A sure stud if he stays on the right course.
Your Kansas City Royals had the 21st pick in the draft and their first round selection was
3B Luis Mora. Third base was the Royals number one priority in this years draft and they seemed to have answered their need.
The 21 year old Mora hailes from Hato Mayor in the Dominican Republic. He stands at six feet even and just a shade under 200 lbs. His natural position is first base but he likes playing third base more.
GM Christopher Torres had this to say after their selection of Mora, "We are excited to get our hands on Mora and get him playing in our organization. We see great things from him in the near future and all the fans will be wearing his jersey in a few year."
The scouting report on Mora reads like this, "Mora is a dominant offensive player who could anchor any lineup for years to come. It's possible he could be Hall of Fame material. His aggressive approach could result in a .270/.310/.510 season. Not many teams have a young hitter with these skills."
Mora is on his way tonight to Ansonia Boll Weevils for some Rookie Ball experience.
Here is a look at all 25 selections that the Royals made today. Potential in parenthesis.
1.
3B Luis Mora(60/79/73/61/45)
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21 year old future starting third baseman.
2.
LF Derrick Hall(60/75/47/42/44)
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18 year old with a lot of growing room.
3.
RF Mike Faulker(63/72/76/48/37)
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17 year old projected as future starter at least.
4.
SP Alex Wilson(75/60/67)
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21 year old projected middle of the rotation starter.
5.
MR Rich Schneider(74/77/54)
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17 year old with huge arm and closer mentality.
6.
SP Salvador Gonzales(55/57/67)
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21 year old with bottom of the rotation potential.
7.
SP Floyd O'Neil(40/75/73)
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18 year old with potential to start or solid middle reliever.
8.
SP Phillip McGreusich(46/67/62)
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18 year old has the make up but have to wait to see.
9.
LF Emilio Chapa(68/91/27/52/34)
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18 year old has potential to maybe start or platoon.
10.
MR Roberto Galvan(72/65/68)
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21 year old has a nice arm and will anchor a bullpen one day.
11. 1B Miguel Blanca
12. SP Lorenzo Fernandez
13. SP Felix Alvarez
14. SP Jake Butler
15. C Wei Jue
16. MR Enrique Gonzales
17. C Michael White
18. SP Carl Parker
19. MR Corbin Turner
20. MR Jamie Reyes
21. SP Cole Martin
22. MR Francisco Guzman
23. MR German Lopez
24. CL Dave Hale
25. MR Sam Dobson