The 2024 Major League Baseball draft is over. Led by a new scouting director, Brian Bridges, the Kansas City Royals navigated the 20-round draft with a collection of young, hopeful talent.
As always, the top picks in a draft are the most likely to reach the big leagues and contribute, and Kansas City had three top-100 picks after trading a fourth away to the Washington Nationals days previously. At sixth overall, the Royals drafted first baseman and pitcher Jac Caglianone from the University of Florida. At 41st overall, the Royals picked pitcher David Shields—no relation to James—out of Mt.