Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports
For the first time since 2016, the KC Royals did not draft or have a player drafted in the Rule 5 selection traded to them.
The Rule 5 draft was over quickly and the results were good for the KC Royals. The best-case scenario actually occurred as no Royals player rumored to be of interest moved on. Seuly Matias, Brewer Hicklen, and Yefri Del Rosario are still in the organization.
The success of Brad Keller leaves us longing for finding the hidden gem in the Rule 5 draft.