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Hear from Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore as he talks about his team's draft picks. Find out which players he expects to shine in the future.
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" Royals general manager Dayton -- to -- talk about the draft we talked about it beforehand what you talk on the phone briefly on the road with. Thoughts about the draft that I militarily but he does pretty excited about -- went well we are in their -- important baseball and their effect on their general manager and owner they had the greatest draft of history of baseball bat. You know we feel good about the process and JJ and TV and then lob it over and all of our scouts -- tremendous job in preparing for this then. The draft kind of far away the first few rounds and no I'm not often times you could say that but no we we like what we have on paper I guess like getting the -- that the board. And you hope that somebody that you want to is very nick that somebody after that somebody after. But it sounds like -- Aaron Crow -- got a guy that you didn't think was going to be. Well -- We thought it was going to be close stand up we had some other pitchers ahead of him how he can."
" Why did -- of the day you're always. Well you didn't."
" Spring training complex got a chance to be handled. I don't know -- didn't time. Kansas kid out of the University of Missouri unable to get signed Lester by the Washington Nationals. I've heard you talk about this before our first -- ability. With -- being that early of the pick do you have a general idea that yes we think we will get disputes are so -- quit."
" Like to sign players. That we drafted fifth certainly that the top ten picks we expect to get inside in down. But like every negotiations are all different you never know until you actually sit down begin to discuss. Everybody's expectations that we have an ideal what it may take but if you. Lose -- little what would it work with a budget and we've kind of been close we can't within that the framework."
" One more question about grow he's got a split independent ball -- female who coaches to play board is the process and -- put timetables like guys as the process a little bit quicker. For the college fiction that's your professional bowlers felt."
" Both should be he should be and -- there and it's important to get him out playing he misses the entire you have we we saw some regression with flu. Can't go Lucas he's still. Progressing he's still developing but. If we -- we got him signed earlier he would have been ahead of the curve so to speak and I think it's important rarely get out playing well I tell us about your second pick this this kid will Myers who sells what you do a lot of everything but. Drafted as a catcher. Will one of of the better athletes in the draft. We tremendous. Hitting talent we liked him a lot. Transition behind the plate very athletic. Catching position and very athletic position isn't news and stuff. If you're going to be successful young kids will be back there there's an impact talent and don't he has an opportunity. The fitted with a hot moves in the most offices so we're pleased enough. That we will take the entire summer to get him signed we knew that we signed him that would be. The process more comfortable with the."
" And so value sit back and try to get them -- got to do better and better than you usually a little bit him and hope that 234 years on the road all the splits off. Absolutely and so. And you never know what but obviously got through your baseball people in place we appreciate the business is always congratulations viewing that your team as well I know the hours are up unbelievably going to put -- all appreciate that."
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