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Royals Agree To Terms With First-Rounder Bobby Witt Jr.

By George Miller | June 9, 2019 at 3:07pm CDT

The Royals have agreed to a full slot deal with their first-round selection Bobby Witt Jr., per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. The 18-year-old, who was chosen second overall, will receive a $7,789,900 bonus to sign with the Royals.

Witt, often touted as the second-best player in his class and the top high-school prospect in the class, is regarded as a “potential five-tool shortstop,” per MLB.com. Hailing from Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas, Witt’s father played 16 years in the big leagues, and the junior Witt is said to possess a strong arm and defensive instincts that should allow him to stick at shortstop and provide potentially plus defense. His offensive profile is fueled by impressive power that could make him a 20-20 player in the future, but there are some concerns about his ability to hit for average stemming from the swing-and-miss in his game.

With his signing, Witt slides into a crop of impressive young infielders for the rebuilding Royals, joining Adalberto Mondesi, Nicky Lopez, and Hunter Dozier as some of the promising youngsters for Kansas City. While general manager Dayton Moore likely views Mondesi, who has turned heads with his play since the second half of last season, as a building block and shortstop of the future, that is not in consideration when drafting a talent like Witt, who plays the same position. Witt strengthens a mediocre Royals farm system that looks to be on the rise following the addition of Witt and the strength of last year’s draft class, headlined by Brady Singer.

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  1. KCRoyals

    4 years ago

    Didn’t really expect it to take them very long to sign him….Royals usually pick players that are easier to sign..

    Reply
    • TLB2001

      4 years ago

      He was the consensus #2 pick and Dayton has never shown any reason to believe that signability plays a major role in his draft strategy. That statement hasn’t been true since 2005.

      Reply
    • mizzourah87

      4 years ago

      Signability isn’t usually much of an issue since they implemented the slot system. It occasionally comes up, but not near as much as it used to. I think the Royals are a perfect example of why the slot system was implemented.

      Reply
      • TLB2001

        4 years ago

        Also two of the top 5 signing bonuses ever were Royals picks (Adley will likely bump then both down a spot)

        Reply
        • Andrew Fox

          4 years ago

          For position players. Gerrit Cole still has the record at 8m.

    • ba2929

      4 years ago

      1) There’s no reason to hold out anymore due to slot money

      2) You must have forgotten literally every year prior to the slot system. The Royals took Wil Myers, Hochevar, Aaron Crow and many others who were deemed hard to sign.

      Reply
  2. batty

    4 years ago

    Lots of moola for an 18 yo. Hopefully he has the right people in place to help him manage it.

    Reply
    • PopeMarley

      4 years ago

      His Dad

      Reply
    • agm2pc

      4 years ago

      His dad made over $21 million in his career so I think he will be alright.

      Reply
  3. ChiSox_Fan

    4 years ago

    Time for Sox to sign Vaughn now.

    Reply
    • Bocephus

      4 years ago

      Word on the street he’s returning for his Senior season.

      Reply
      • txjags

        4 years ago

        Nice. Well played.

        Reply
  4. MT in Baltimore

    4 years ago

    What will it take for the Orioles to sign Adley Rutschman??

    Reply
    • Seth

      4 years ago

      A Baltimore Orioles post.

      Reply
    • Bennybosox

      4 years ago

      Slot + $1.5M

      Reply
  5. RoyalsFanAmongWolves

    4 years ago

    I can’t wait for him to be at a game in KC on tv. Hopefully on Tuesday. Mondesi’s job is safe for awhile & Bobby could always move to 3rd. (Mike moustakas was drafted as a SS, so was Hunter Dozier)

    Reply
    • Oxford Karma

      4 years ago

      He’s a couple years away. Not something that needs to be worried about any time soon.

      Reply
      • RoyalsFanAmongWolves

        4 years ago

        Draft picks usually are at a game after they sign. Jackson & Brady were at games in KC around the 4th of July last year, that’s what I mean, and there will definitely be a press conference streamed on Facebook I’d hope. I’m not talking about his debut (I could see him coming up 6 months or so after the “next wave” debuts.

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        • jbigz12

          4 years ago

          Mondesi is a pretty solid player. Only real knock is his penchant for striking out. Even with that he’s a solid 3 WAR player in my eyes with the rest of his power/speed/defense profile. Not a guy I’d be looking to upgrade if I were in KC’s position.

        • RoyalsFanAmongWolves

          4 years ago

          In 5 years Bobby Witt will challenge mondesi for the SS position. By then mondesi will be nearly 29.

  6. jorge78

    4 years ago

    He took it all!

    Reply
  7. Pickle_Britches

    4 years ago

    let’s hope he earns that money, and dont end up a bust.

    Reply

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