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Kansas City Royals select Brady Singer with 18th overall pick

By Leigh Oleszczak

Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Pitcher Brady Singer #51 of the Florida Gators delivers a pitch against the LSU Tigers in the first inning during game one of the College World Series Championship Series on June 26, 2017 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 26: Pitcher Brady Singer #51 of the Florida Gators delivers a pitch against the LSU Tigers in the first inning during game one of the College World Series Championship Series on June 26, 2017 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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The Kansas City Royals have made their first pick in the 2018 MLB Draft and the lucky prospect is Brady Singer out of Florida. Singer will give the Royals a potential rotation or even bullpen star in the future.

The Kansas City Royals went with pitching with their first pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, adding Florida Gators righty Brady Singer to their ranks. The guys on the MLB Network coverage said Singer was the safest pick remaining when the Royals were on the clock. One also said he has the potential to be a really good closer in the majors.

Singer has pitched in big games during his career at Florida, including during the College World Series last year with the Gators, who won the whole she-bang that year. This past season saw Singer posting a 2.27 ERA and holding his opponents to a .188 batting average.

The MLB Draft is a whole different animal from other sports’ drafts with the biggest reason why being that these players take a few years of grooming before getting to the big leagues. Singer is a college player though, so he could be ready to roll for the team in the next two or three years, perhaps just when the franchise is starting to compete again.

The Kansas City Royals still have four more picks on Monday and three more in the next 20 picks. This bodes well for a team that is looking to rebuild and they need to make the most out of all of these selections.

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Singer is going to get put to work for the Royals and hopefully in the next few years he’ll become a household name. He’s shown he can handle big moments during his time at Florida and if the Royals can get back to the promise land again soon, they’ll need those kind of performances from the Gator pitcher.

Alex Duvall of Royals Farm Report had this to say about Brady Singer,

"This guy could be in KC’s rotation very soon. He’s probably a #2 at his peak, but I’d expect him to be a mid-rotation starter."

Duvall also noted that he was surprised to see Singer still available at pick number 18. It’d be great to see the Royals hit on a pitching prospect, especially a first rounder, and be able to hold onto him for the next big run. Pitching prospects can be risky, but Singer seems like he’s worth the risk.

Welcome to the Kansas City Royals, Brady Singer!

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