When the Kansas City Royals started the 2018 MLB Draft, they had one thing in mind: pitching. With its first five picks, the front office made a concerted effort to select arms that would hopefully one day develop into the next generation of Royals. In the second round, Jonathan Bowlan capped off a run of picks that also featured Brady Singer, Jackson Kowar, Daniel Lynch and Kris Bubic.
Through his first two years in the Royals organization, Bowlan has been stellar. The former Memphis Tiger made it all the way up to High-A Wilmington, where he went 5-3 and posted an ERA of 2.