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July 19th, 2021
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 19, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced tonight that they have signed 15 of their 21 selections in last week’s 2021 First-Year Player Draft, adding three more to the list tonight.
The most recent signees include right-handed pitcher
Ben Kudrna (2nd round, 43rd overall), right-handed pitcher
Shane Panzini (4th round/108th overall) and shortstop
Ryan Cepero (8th round/229th overall).
Kudrna is a graduate of nearby Blue Valley Southwest High School (KS), where he was 9-1 with a 0.99 ERA during his senior season earning Gatorade State High School Player of the Year honors.
Panzini posted a 9-0 mark with a 0.91 ERA as a senior at Red Bank Catholic High School (NJ), while recording a single-season record 115 strikeouts.
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The first day of the 2021 MLB draft is complete, and while 36 players heard their names called on Sunday night, there is still a wealth of talent available for the final two days and 19 rounds of this year s draft.
As part of our predraft preparation, I wrote up a number of scouting profiles to be used in our live grades article. It s a way to stay ahead of the curve timing-wise while still providing in-depth analysis about each player.
There are inevitably a handful of those profiles that go unused. So here s a closer look at some of the best talent still on the board entering Day 2 of the 2021 MLB draft.
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