With the #7 pick, the Royals select pitcher Frank Mozzicato

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With the seventh overall pick in the draft, the Royals selected Connecticut high school pitcher Frank Mozzicato out of East Catholic High School. The 17-year old left-hander was ranked #42 by Baseball America and was not considered one of the top draft prospects, so likely this signals that the Royals feel they can reach a deal for well under slot, and use the excess money to sign a guy overslot later in the draft.
Mozzicato has plenty of projection arrows pointing up, with easy arm action, a low-effort delivery and more space to fill out his projectable frame. That should help him add to a fastball that has trended up this spring, with Mozzicato now sitting at 88-91 mph and reaching 93. His separator is a plus curveball, a 74-80 mph pitch that’s one of the best breaking balls in the country from a high school lefty.

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