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The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. They play in the American League Central division. Since the institution of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 Draft, the Royals have selected 53 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[1] the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its frachises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, and the team that had the worst record receives the first pick.[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[2]
Of the 53 players picked in the first round by Kansas City, 29 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 19 of these were right-handed, while 10 were left-handed. Eleven outfielders were selected, while seven shortstops, three catchers, and two third basemen were taken as well. The team also selected one player at first base, but has never drafted a second baseman.[3] Thirteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, while Florida and Texas follow, with seven and five players, respectively. The Royals have drafted two players, Luke Hochevar (2006) and Aaron Crow (2009), who were playing in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball at the time of their draft.[4][5] Both had been drafted previously by other major league teams but had chosen to play for the Fort Worth Cats instead.[4][5] They have also drafted one player from outside the United States: Juan Lebron (1995) from Puerto Rico.[3]
Two of their first-round picks have won World Series championships with the team. Outfielder Willie Wilson (1974) and shortstop Buddy Biancalana (1978) appeared during the Royals' 1985 World Series victory.[6] Zack Greinke (2002) is the only first-round pick of the Royals to earn a Cy Young Award with the team, winning in 2009.[7] Royals' first-round picks have never won Rookie of the Year or Most Valuable Player awards with the team and no pick has even been elected to the Hall of Fame. The Royals have made seven selections in the supplemental round of the draft. They have made the first overall selection in the draft once, in 2006.[3][8] They have had 12 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season,[2][9][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[10] The Royals first ever pick, John Simmons (1969), did not sign with the club but they received no compensatory pick.[11]
Key
Year | Links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft |
Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
Organization (Location) | Indicates the previous high school, university, or other organization the player was drafted from |
Pick | Indicates the number of the pick |
* | Player did not sign with the Royals |
§ | Indicates a supplemental pick |
'85 | Player was a member of Royals' 1985 championship team |
Picks
See also
Footnotes
- V Free agents are evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offers arbitration to a player but that player refuses and subsequently signs with another team, the original team may receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent leaves in this way his previous team receives a supplemental pick and a compensation pick from the team with which he signs. If a "Type B" free agent leaves in this way his previous team receives only a supplemental pick.[10]
- a The Astros lost their first-round pick in 1980 to the Los Angeles Angels as compensation for signing free agent Nolan Ryan.[49]
- b The Astros lost their first-round pick in 1981 to the Texas Rangers as compensation for signing free agent Dave Roberts.[50]
- c The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1989 for losing free agent Nolan Ryan.[32]
- d The Astros gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1990 from the San Francisco Giants for losing free agent Kevin Bass.[51]
- e The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1990 for losing free agent Kevin Bass.[51]
- f The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1991 for losing free agent Danny Darwin.[33]
- g The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1991 for losing free agent Dave Smith.[33]
- h The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1991 for losing free agent Franklin Stubbs.[33]
- i The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1992 for failing to sign their 1991 first-round pick John Burke.[34]
- j The Astros gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1994 from the San Francisco Giants for losing free agent Mark Portugal.[36]
- k The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1994 for losing free agent Mark Portugal.[36]
- l The Astros gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1998 from the Colorado Rockies for losing free agent Darryl Kile.[40]
- m The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1998 for losing free agent Darryl Kile.[40]
- n The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1999 for losing free agent Randy Johnson.[41]
- o The Astros lost their first-round pick in 2003 to the San Francisco Giants as compensation for signing free agent Jeff Kent.[52]
- p The Astros lost their first-round pick in 2004 to the New York Yankees as compensation for signing free agent Andy Pettitte.[53]
- q The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 2005 for losing free agent Carlos Beltrán.[45]
- r The Astros lost their first-round pick in 2007 to the Texas Rangers as compensation for signing free agent Carlos Lee.[54]
- s The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 2008 for losing free agent Trever Miller.[47]
References
- General references
- "MLB First Round Draft Picks". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- "Baseball Draft: Kansas City Royals 1st Round Picks in the June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- In-text citations
- ^ a b "First-Year Player Draft Rules". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ a b McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers offer three arbitration". Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Baseball Draft: Kansas City Royals 1st Round Picks in the June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ a b White, Paul (July 5, 2006). "Royals take Hochevar No. 1". USA Today. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ a b Kaegel, Dick (June 9, 2009). "KC brings Crow home in Round 1". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "1985 World Series – KCR vs. STL". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Zack Greinke Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Baseball Draft:First overall picks in the June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ^ "First-Year Player Draft FAQ". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord". MLB.com. Major League Baseball Player's Association. October 24, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "First-Year Player Draft Draft Report: 1960s". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
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