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Kansas City Royals 1st Round Picks in the June Draft
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Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
2009 1 12 12 Aaron Crow (minors) RHP No School
2008 1 3 3 Eric Hosmer (minors) 1B American Heritage School (Plantation, FL)
2008 1 36 36 Mike Montgomery (minors) LHP Hart HS (Newhall, CA)
2007 1 2 2 Mike Moustakas (minors) SS Chatsworth HS (Chatsworth, CA)
2006 1 1 1 Luke Hochevar RHP 3 8 0 .000 .000 51 13 26 5.88 1.47 0
2005 1 2 2 Alex Gordon 3B 334 1200 37 .250 .746 University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
2004 1 14 14 Billy Butler 3B 375 1380 40 .291 .798 Wolfson HS (Jacksonville, FL)
2004 1 29 29 *Matthew Campbell lHP University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
2004 1s 31 31 *J.P. Howell LHP 14 10 0 .200 .400 166 18 20 4.47 1.39 20 University of Texas (Austin, TX)
2003 1 5 5 Christopher Lubanski (minors) OF Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic (Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic, PA)
2003 1 30 30 *Mitch Maier C 166 445 3 .249 .652 University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)
2002 1 6 6 Zack Greinke RHP 10 18 1 .222 .722 177 50 53 3.73 1.27 1 Apopka HS (Apopka, FL)
2001 1 9 9 Colt Griffin (minors) RHP Marshall HS (Marshall, TX)
2000 1 4 4 Mike Stodolka (minors) LHP Centennial HS (Corona, CA)
1999 1 7 7 Kyle Snyder RHP 4 2 0 .000 .000 93 8 17 5.57 1.55 0 University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
1999 1 25 25 *Mike MacDougal RHP 58 0 0 314 14 21 4.09 1.52 70 Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
1999 1s 32 32 *Jay Gehrke (minors) RHP Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
1999 1s 43 43 *Jimmy Gobble LHP 13 2 0 .000 .000 247 22 23 5.29 1.49 4 John S. Battle School HS (Bristol, VA)
1998 1 4 4 Jeff Austin RHP 11 8 0 .125 .250 38 2 3 6.75 1.68 0 Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
1998 1 30 30 *Matt Burch (minors) RHP Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
1998 1s 31 31 *Chris George LHP 2 3 0 .333 .833 47 14 20 6.48 1.66 0 Klein HS (Spring, TX)
1997 1 7 7 Dan Reichert RHP 11 9 0 .111 .222 124 21 25 5.55 1.68 2 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
1996 1 14 14 Dee Brown OF 271 814 14 .233 .613 Marlboro Central HS (Marlboro, NY)
1995 1 19 19 Juan Lebron (minors) OF Carmen Bozello Huyke HS (Arroyo, PR)
1994 1 16 16 Matt Smith (minors) LHP Grants Pass HS (Grants Pass, OR)
1993 1 5 5 Jeff Granger LHP 9 0 0 27 0 1 9.09 2.31 0 Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
1992 1 10 10 Michael Tucker SS 1417 4083 125 .256 .763 Longwood University (Farmville, VA)
1992 1 17 17 *Jim Pittsley RHP 17 5 0 .200 .733 81 7 12 6.02 1.71 0 Dubois Area HS (Dubois, PA)
1992 1s 31 31 *Sherard Clinkscales (minors) RHP Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
1992 1s 35 35 *Johnny Damon OF 2131 8408 207 .288 .794 Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, FL)
1991 1 7 7 Joe Vitiello OF 282 693 26 .248 .749 University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
1991 1s 30 30 *Jason Pruitt (minors) RHP Rockingham County HS (Wentworth, NC)
1989 1 13 13 Brent Mayne C 1279 3614 38 .263 .680 1 1 0 0.00 2.00 0 California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
1988 1 18 18 Hugh Walker OF Jacksonville HS (Sherwood, AR)
1987 1 9 9 Kevin Appier RHP 41 83 0 .096 .214 414 169 137 3.74 1.29 0 Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA)
1986 1 24 24 Tony Clements SS Don Antonio Lugo (Chino, CA)
1985 1 17 17 Brian McRae SS 1354 5114 103 .261 .726 Manatee HS (Bradenton, FL)
1984 1 16 16 Scott Bankhead RHP 54 9 0 .222 .444 267 57 48 4.18 1.29 1 University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC)
1983 1 21 21 Gary Thurman OF 424 798 2 .243 .597 North Central HS (Indianapolis, IN)
1982 1 10 10 John Morris OF 402 614 8 .236 .614 Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
1981 1 23 23 Dave Leeper OF 19 40 0 .075 .173 University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
1980 1 16 16 Frank Wills RHP 0 0 0 154 22 26 5.06 1.46 6 Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
1979 1 21 21 Atlee Hammaker LHP 224 305 0 .118 .273 249 59 67 3.66 1.24 5 East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
1978 1 25 25 Buddy Biancalana SS 311 550 6 .205 .553 Redwood HS (Greenbrae, CA)
1977 1 21 21 Mike Jones LHP 0 0 0 71 11 10 4.43 1.49 0 Sutherland HS (Pittsford, NY)
1976 1 18 18 Ben Grzybek RHP Hialeah HS (Hialeah, FL)
1975 1 9 9 Clint Hurdle OF 515 1391 32 .259 .745 Merritt Island HS (Merritt Island, FL)
1974 1 18 18 Willie Wilson OF 2154 7731 41 .285 .702 Summit HS (Summit, NJ)
1973 1 9 9 Lew Olsen RHP San Ramon Valley HS (Danville, CA)
1972 1 18 18 Jamie Quirk SS 984 2266 43 .240 .645 St. Paul HS (Whittier, CA)
1971 1 5 5 Roy Branch RHP 0 0 0 2 0 1 7.94 1.68 0 Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO)
1970 1 8 8 Rex Goodson C Pine Tree HS (Longview, TX)
1969 1 23 23 John Simmons SS Childersburg HS (Childersburg, AL)

*Compensation Picks
Matthew Campbell (Royals-1) - Pick from Giants as compensation for Free Agent Michael Tucker
J.P. Howell (Royals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Raul Ibanez
Mitch Maier (Royals-1) - Pick from Braves as compensation for Free Agent Paul Byrd
Mike MacDougal (Royals-1) - Pick from RedSox as compensation for Free Agent Jose Offerman
Jay Gehrke (Royals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Jose Offerman
Jimmy Gobble (Royals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Dean Palmer
Matt Burch (Royals-1) - Pick from D'backs as compensation for Free Agent Jay Bell
Chris George (Royals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Jay Bell
Jim Pittsley (Royals-1) - Pick from Padres as compensation for Free Agent Kurt Stillwell
Sherard Clinkscales (Royals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Danny Tartabull
Johnny Damon (Royals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Kurt Stillwell
Jason Pruitt (Royals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Steve Farr

Other Rounds:1st round / 2nd round

53 matching player(s). 33 played in the majors (62%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
  • 6sc - June Secondary
  • 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
  • 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
  • 1rg - January Draft
  • 1sc - January Secondary Draft
  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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