One would have thought the Kansas City Royals would have been better off filling up their 40-man roster rather than losing two pitchers. Kansas City did take pitcher Kelvin Magallanes from the Yankees in the minor-league portion of the draft, but they don’t have to keep him on their 40-man roster according to the current collective bargaining agreement.
So, what gives? Was general manager Dayton Moore asleep at the wheel?
I doubt it. Moore’s Royals won the 2015 World Series for a reason. Pretty much the only conclusion that makes sense to me is that the KC Royals WANTED to take someone in the major-league portion of the draft, but another team beat them to the punch.