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Looking at the Day 1 picks, I think Chase Vallot is probably my favorite pick.
He's got the arm and pop time to stick behind the plate, apparently has tremendous raw power (won the HR derby at the Perfect Game showcase, which included all the elite HS guys) ... and lost 20 pounds before the start of baseball season because he realized he needed to.
He's a project, but if he can stick behind the dish, the bat is intriguing.
Oh, and he won't turn 18 until August and has not grown up as a baseball prima donna like some you could mention.
EDIT: I should also mention that all 4 of the Day 1 draft picks are top 40 talents according to many. I think Keith Law has them all in his top 34. If the Royals can sign all of them (and they've done a good job gauging who is signable over the past several years), that's a pretty good indicator.
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