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Most of the rule V draft is now complete.

In the MLB phase, the Royals took Nathan Adcock from the Pirates. Very young player, 22 years old, he finished last season in advanced single-A. He struggled as a starter his first 2 years, but had a breakout season last year with a 3.38 ERA, 113 K, 38 BB, ~3 K/BB, 0.5 HR/9, 1.196 WHIP.

There is no way in hell this kid is ready to start in the majors, but the Royals probably think they can hide him in the bullpen all year, then I assume send him back down to the high minors to see if his future is as a starter or relief.

The Royals lost no one in the MLB phase.

In the AAA phase, the Royals took Heath Rollins from Tampa Bay and lost Rowdy Hardy. Its not hard to keep a kid in AAA all year, so Hardy is basically gone, which is fine because he was a very marginal prospect.

Rollins is a AAA relief pitcher who has been throwing about a 4-5 ERA, and his K/BB ratio is not good. He has bounced around the minors for 5 years, and his stats have never been remotely good enough to break through to the majors. Not sure what the Royals see in him, but what the hell, its just a AAA spot.