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Selecting No. 8 in the MLB Draft on Sunday evening, the Kansas City Royals picked catcher Blake Mitchell out of the Texas high school ranks. MLB. com had him placed as the No. 14 general prospect in their draft system, so to take him at No A.j. Hinch Jersey. 8, the Royals likely have actually safeguarded a monetary arrangement that will certainly get him out of his college dedication to LSU. The following is a section of his MLB. com draft account: He has devices on both sides of the round, a fallback option as a bottle and also a lengthy track record of performance. He bet the united state junior team the last 2 summers, winning the gold-medal game at the 18-and-under World Cup with 22/3 scoreless innings versus Taiwan in September. He additionally led Sinton HS to the Texas 4-A title as a junior and also won Gatorade state player of the year honors in both 2022 and also 2023. Mitchell's toughness, bat speed and also individual approach ought to enable him to strike for power and standard from the left side of home plate. A Louisiana State recruit, he reveals the aptitude to work counts in search of pitches he can drive and also attacks them with a left-handed stroke with loft that generates pop to all fields. He doesn't have the smoothest swing and his power features some strikeouts, but he still makes a great deal of tough call. His option adheres to Paul Skenes (No. 1, Pirates), Dylan Crews (No. 2, Nationals), Max Clark (No. 3, Tigers), Wyatt Langford (No. 4, Rangers), Pedestrian Jenkins (No Christian Chamberlain Jersey. 5, Twins), Jacob Wilson (No. 6, A's), and Rhett Lowder (No. 7, Reds).
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