The Kansas City Royals had the sixth pick in a draft that, by most industry accounts, featured seven consensus top talents. The math was pretty simple: sit back, let the first five teams do the work, and take whoever fell in your lap. That's what all us prognosticators figured. That's not what happened.
Instead, the Royals swung the door open on the very first surprise of draft night, bypassing Eric Booth Jr., Drew Burress, and Jacob Lombard, names that were actively linked to Kansas City in the days leading up to the draft. They called the name of Louisville outfielder Zion Rose. Rose was our No. 15-ranked prospect heading into draft day, consistently mocked in the mid-to-late first round.
Zion Rose is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound right-handed hitter out of Chicago. He's already built. A former catcher, Louisville moved him to the outfield immediately upon arrival in order to …