{"id":1971016,"date":"2025-08-20T20:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1971016"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:10:35","slug":"royals-predicted-to-take-texas-am-third-baseman-in-latest-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-predicted-to-take-texas-am-third-baseman-in-latest-mock-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Predicted To Take Texas A&#038;M Third Baseman In Latest Mock Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9lfb4tdt1\">The Kansas City Royals have begun to play much better baseball. They have won five consecutive games, are 8-2 in their last 10 and have come to within 2 1\/2 games of the final American League Wild Card spot. They are now also 65-61, four games above the .500 mark for the first time since May 25 after a 5-2 win on Tuesday night over the slumping Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tojm9j9j8\">The Royals still have work to do if they want to make it back to the postseason. Where they finish in the standings will go a long way in determining where they pick in next year&#8217;s draft, even with the new lottery system in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yudvna3ab\">Joel Reuter of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25239528-brs-way-too-early-2026-mlb-mock-draft-all-30-teams\" target=\"_blank\">Bleacher Report<\/a> recently put together a mock draft piece. He predicts that the Royals will pick 16th in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft and select third baseman Gavin Grahovac from Texas A&amp;M.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_xtr0oi7m8\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_xtr0oi7m8\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Royals\" title=\"Royals\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_7980,h_4488,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k3409gh0pehb1h6fa8.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Aug 12, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA;  Detailed view of a Kansas City Royals hat and glove before a game  against the St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images \/ Peter Aiken-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5fecqpm49\">&#8220;Grahovac hit .298\/.390\/.596 with 23 home runs and 66 RBI in 67 games as a true freshman in 2024, helping Texas A&amp;M reach the College World Series final in the process. However, a shoulder injury limited him to just six games as a sophomore, and he will need to rebuild his stock next spring. He will need to show he has made strides with his hit tool after striking out 95 times as a freshman,&#8221; Reuter wrote on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_l61wyqzwx\">Grahovac has shown off some impressive power in college thus far and has also proven to be a high average hitter. He still has some things to work out before he gets drafted by a Major League team. His health is a major question mark after playing just six games this past season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_x6dtxqjlz\">But if he can stay healthy, the Royals will have made a solid pick if they do indeed decide to take him in the first round of next year&#8217;s draft. He provides power from the right side of the plate, and he can also play a little left field, which should make him an attractive asset if he can ultimately remain healthy and bounce back from an injury-plagued 2025 season as a sophomore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_id7bp7006\">It will be interesting to see if he can make some strides next year and rebuild his stock ahead of the 2026 draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hfo4aplni\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/royals-bobby-witt-jr-joins-barry-bonds-on-exclusive-4-player-list-with-100th-homer-jackson3\"><em><strong>Royals&#8217; Bobby Witt Jr. Joins Barry Bonds On Exclusive 4-Player List With 100th Homer<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals have begun to play much better baseball. They have won five consecutive games, are 8-2 in their last 10 and have come to within 2 1\/2 games of the final American League Wild Card spot. They are now also 65-61, four games above the .500 mark for the first time since [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1971017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1971016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Royals-Predicted-To-Take-Texas-AM-Third-Baseman-In-Latest.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1971016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1971017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1971016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1971016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1971016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}