College bats may be some of the safest picks in the draft, but the Royals have seemed reluctant to go there in the first round, aside from taking Christian Colon out of Cal-State Fullerton back in 2010. Some of the top college bats expected to go early in the draft include Oregon State’s Nick Madrigal, Georgia Tech’s Joey Bart, Florida’s Jonathan India, and Wichita State’s Alec Bohm. Here are some college players that could be available when the Royals select tonight.
Travis Swaggerty, University of South Alabama:
Baseball America rank: #11
MLB.com rank: #11
Swaggerty seems like a decent bet to go in the top 15 picks, either to Oakland at #9 or Seattle at #14.