It was a fairly easy decision for the Kansas City Royals to select the 2019 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year with the second overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft. Bobby Witt Jr led his high school team to a berth in the Class 5A regional semifinals where he batted 0.519 with 15 doubles, 8 triples, 14 home runs, and 49 RBI’s in 36 games. Oh and approximately half of those RBI’s came in two-out situations.
After being drafted, Witt spent the remainder of the 2019 season with the Arizona Royals rookie league. I had a chance to chat with him about his year.