Day three of the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft is in progress -- and it'll soon bring the entire draft to a close. The Royals have made a slew of picks on day three of the draft, and a fair share of Kansas City's picks are college players.
Here's a look at who Kansas City has taken in day three of the draft so far:
- Austin Fairchild, LHP, St. Thomas HS, Houston, TX
- Ariel Estades, OF, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, PR
- Justin Alleman, RHP, Holt HS, MI
- Andrew Triggs, RHP, USC, CA
- Shane Halley, OF, Virginia
- Matt Strahm, LHP, Neosho County CC, KS
- Alec Mills, RHP, Tennessee-Martin
- Kevin Allen, RHP, TCU, TX
- Drew Maggi, C, Arizona State
- Matt Tenuta, LHP, Apex HS, NC
- Mark Donato, 1B, Indian River CC, FL
- Ashton Goudeau, RHP, Maplewoods CC, MO
- Sam Bates, 1B, Arkansas
- John Walter, RHP, Penn State
- Ethan Chapman, OF, Cal State San Bernadino
- Hayden Edwards, RHP, Blue Valley HS, KS
- Patrick Conroy, LHP, Martin CC, CA
- Evan Phillips, RHP, Clayton HS, NC
That's five high school players on day three of the draft -- and signability will likely be a concern with them, as high school players drafted in later rounds have a fair bit of leverage, since they can go to college and try to improve their draft stock over the next few years.
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