Kansas City Royals should select Asa Lacy with fourth overall pick

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The Kansas City Royals have a tough decision to make with the fourth overall pick. Here’s why they should take Asa Lacy.

Pitching has been a focal point for the Kansas City Royals in recent drafts and that’s reason enough to select Asa Lacy fourth overall. Lacy was a 31st round pick in 2017 by the Indians and opted to pitch for Texas A&M instead.

The decision was a good one, as he’ll now be a top five pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. Lacy has been projected anywhere to top three or top five and if he falls to the Royals at fourth overall, they shouldn’t hesitate to take him.

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Lacy would immediately become the Royals’ number one prospect and he’d have the potential to become their future ace. If nothing else, he could be a very good two or three pitcher in the rotation, but the expectation would be for him to become the ace.

Lacy had three seasons with an ERA under three during his three seasons at Texas A&M and was having another clutch season with the Aggies before the season was canceled. He was rocking a 0.75 ERA to go along with a 0.70 WHIP while recording 46 strikeouts to just eight walks.

Asa Lacy just turned 21 years old on Tuesday and would need a few years to make it to the major leagues. Normally collegiate pitchers find their way to the big leagues much quicker, but because Lacy didn’t have a full 2020 season, he’d need some more time. Royals fans could expect to see him called up in 2022 at the earliest.

Lacy faced some first round talent during his time at Texas A&M and did well against them, showing that he can face good players and get them out. Obviously the majors is a much different animal, but this is a good sign for the Aggie pitcher.

If Asa Lacy were to be the pick, the Royals could potentially have a rotation consisting of him, 2018 first round picks Brady Singer, Jackson Kowar, Daniel Lynch, and Kris Bubic. Not to mention Brad Keller has been pitching well and could still definitely be an option to keep in the rotation down the road.

Spencer Torkelson appears to be locked in as the number one overall pick with Austin Martin going second overall. From there, things could get interesting. Lacy might hear his name called at pick three, which would send him to the Marlins, but if he manages to make it to pick four, hopefully the Kansas City Royals decide to take him because he is the best pitcher in this year’s draft class.

How would you feel about the Royals selecting Asa Lacy with the fourth overall pick? Would this be something that excites you or are you hoping they go with a different prospect?

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