When the Kansas City Royals selected Michael Massey with their fourth-round pick of June’s draft, it was tough to determine what they were getting from the University of Illinois product. During his sophomore year in Champaign, Massey put up great numbers including a 0.326/0.369/0.514 line with 17 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs, and 46 RBI.
However, his numbers took a dip in his junior year, despite playing in the same number of games. Massey slashed 0.317/0.372/0.459 with 14 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, and 28 RBI. He took more walks last season than he did as a sophomore but he also struck out more.