SportsBeat KC: Did Royals’ position on paying minor-leaguers help land top free agent?
Baseball has wrapped up the strangest of drafts and begun an undrafted free-agent signing period over the past few days. And the Royals like where they stand. College pitching again was the emphasis, as three of their six drafted players and three of the undrafted free agents they signed were college pitchers.
Also, the Royals appeared to have benefited from their position, announced last month, that all of their minor-leaguers would be paid this year in spite of the COVID-19 shutdown. One undrafted free agent shares his story with Royals beat writer Lynn Worthy on this episode of The Star’s daily SportsBeat KC podcast.
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