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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
He has a lot of things that make him comparable to Asa Lacy... and Chris Sale.
College arm (both). Low slot lefty (Sale). Crazy K numbers (both). One year of production (Lacy). Injury/workload concerns (both).
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Baseball America has the Royals taking Smith in today's mock.
6. Royals — Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
I’ve oscillated between Hagen Smith and Bryce Rainer for the Royals in my last few mocks, but I’m going back to the college lefthander. Scouting director Brian Bridges aggressively targeted pitchers in his previous tenure with the Braves, and there’s a thought that the Royals as an organization value lefthanded pitching as much as anyone.
If Caglianone is available here, it’s difficult to see him getting beyond this pick. If both Caglianone and Smith are off the board—a scenario that seems unlikely to me—I would lean toward Rainer. This also could be another landing spot for Wetherholt if he is available, though I’m guessing all the other players I’ve mentioned would be ahead of him.