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A young man in a blue cap grey baseball uniform with blue lettering on the chest, including the number 23, pitches a ball right-handed.
Zack Greinke, drafted in 2002, is the only Royals' first-round pick to win a Cy Young Award with the team.

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

Year Name Position Organization (Location) Pick Ref
1969 John Simmons* Shortstop Childersburg High School
(Template:City-state) 		23 [12]
1970 Rex Goodson Catcher Pine Tree High School
(Template:City-state) 		8 [13]
1971 Roy Branch Right-handed pitcher Beaumont High School
(Template:City-state) 		5 [14]
1972 Jamie Quirk Shortstop St. Paul High School
(Template:City-state) 		18 [15]
1973 Lew Olsen Right-handed pitcher San Ramon Valley High School
(Template:City-state) 		9 [16]
1974 Willie Wilson Outfielder Summit High School
(Template:City-state) 		15 [17]
1975 Clint Hurdle Outfielder Merritt Island High School
(Template:City-state) 		9 [18]
1976 Ben Grzybek Right-handed pitcher Hialeah High School
(Template:City-state) 		18 [19]
1977 Mike Jones Left-handed pitcher Sunderland High School
(Template:City-state) 		21 [20]
1978 Buddy Biancalana Shortstop Redwood High School
(Template:City-state) 		25 [21]
1979 Atlee Hammaker Left-handed pitcher East Tennessee State University
(Template:City-state) 		21 [22]
1980 Frank Wills Right-handed pitcher Tulane University
(Template:City-state) 		16 [23]
1981 Dave Leeper Outfielder University of Southern California
(Template:City-state) 		23 [24]
1982 John Morris Outfielder Seton Hall University
(Template:City-state) 		10 [25]
1983 Gary Thurman Outfielder North Central High School
(Template:City-state) 		21 [26]
1984 Scott Bankhead Right-handed pitcher University of North Carolina
(Template:City-state) 		16 [27]
1985 Brian McRae Shortstop Manatee High School
(Template:City-state) 		17 [28]
1986 Tony Clements Shortstop Don Antonio Lugo
(Template:City-state) 		24 [29]
1987 Kevin Appier Right-handed pitcher Antelope Valley College
(Template:City-state) 		9 [30]
1988 Hugh Walker Outfielder Jacksonville High School
(Template:City-state) 		18 [31]
1989 Brent Mayne Catcher California State University, Fullerton
(Template:City-state) 		13 [32]
1990 no first-round pick[a] [3]
1991 Joe Vitiello Outfielder University of Alabama
(Template:City-state) 		7 [33]
Jason Pruitt Right-handed pitcher Rockingham County High School
(Template:City-state) 		30§[b]
1992 Michael Tucker Shortstop Longwood University
(Template:City-state) 		10 [34]
Jim Pittsley Right-handed pitcher Dubois Area High School
(Template:City-state) 		17[c]
Sherard Clinkscales Right-handed pitcher Purdue University
(Template:City-state) 		31§[d]
Johnny Damon Outfielder Dr. Phillips High School
(Template:City-state) 		35§[e]
1993 Jeff Granger Left-handed pitcher Texas A&M University
(Template:City-state) 		5 [35]
1994 Matt Smith Left-handed pitcher Grant Pass High School
(Template:City-state) 		16 [36]
1995 Juan Lebron Outfielder Carmen Bozello Huyke High School
(Arroyo, Puerto Rico) 		22 [37]
1996 Dee Brown Outfielder Marlboro Central High School
(Template:City-state) 		14 [38]
1997 Dan Reichert Right-handed pitcher University of the Pacific
(Template:City-state) 		7 [39]
1998 Jeff Austin Right-handed pitcher Stanford Cardinals
(Template:City-state) 		4 [40]
Matt Burch Right-handed pitcher Virginia Commonwealth University
(Template:City-state) 		30[f]
Chris George Left-handed pitcher Klein High School
(Template:City-state) 		31§[g]
1999 Kyle Snyder Right-handed pitcher University of North Carolina
(Template:City-state) 		7 [41]
Mike MacDougal Right-handed pitcher Wake Forest University
(Template:City-state) 		25[h]
Jay Gehrke Right-handed pitcher Pepperdine University
(Template:City-state) 		32§[i]
Jimmy Gobble Left-handed pitcher John S. Battle High School
(Template:City-state) 		43§[j]
2000 Robert Stiehl Right-handed pitcher El Camino College
(Template:City-state) 		27 [42]
2001 Chris Burke Second baseman University of Tennessee
(Template:City-state) 		10 [43]
2002 Derick Grigsby Right-handed pitcher Northeast Texas Community College
(Template:City-state) 		29 [44]
2003 no first-round pick[n] [3]
2004 no first-round pick[o] [3]
2005 Brian Bogusevic Left-handed pitcher Tulane University
(Template:City-state) 		24 [45]
Eli Iorg Outfielder University of Tennessee
(Template:City-state) 		38§[p]
2006 Maxwell Sapp Catcher Bishop Moore High School
(Template:City-state) 		23 [46]
2007 no first-round pick[r] [3]
2008 Jason Castro Catcher Stanford University
(Template:City-state) 		10 [47]
Jordan Lyles Right-handed pitcher Hartsville High School
(Template:City-state) 		38§[s]
2009 Jiovanni Mier Shortstop Bonita High School
(Template:City-state) 		21 [48]

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.
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