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1997 Kansas City Royals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
    Other Years:1996 / 1997 / 1998

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Pos WAR G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Type Drafted Out of
1997 1 7 7 Royals Dan Reichert (minors) RHP 0.0 124 9 0 .111 .222 124 21 25 5.55 1.68 2 4Yr University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
1997 2 59 7 Royals Dane Sardinha (minors) C -1.0 59 151 3 .166 .508 HS Kamehameha HS (Honolulu, HI)
1997 3 91 7 Royals Jeremy Affeldt (minors) LHP 10.0 637 15 0 .200 .494 637 37 38 3.99 1.42 28 HS Northwest Christian HS (Spokane, WA)
1997 4 121 7 Royals Goef Tomlinson (minors) OF 4Yr University of Houston (Houston, TX)
1997 5 151 7 Royals Jason Gooding (minors) LHP 4Yr Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
1997 6 181 7 Royals Jason Anderson (minors) RHP -0.1 32 0 0 32 2 0 6.39 1.79 0 HS Danville HS (Danville, IL)
1997 7 211 7 Royals Joe Dillon (minors) 1B 0.7 137 217 3 .263 .722 4Yr Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
1997 8 241 7 Royals Eric Yanz (minors) RHP 4Yr Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
1997 9 271 7 Royals Kris Wilson (minors) RHP -0.4 95 3 0 .333 .667 95 14 9 5.44 1.53 1 4Yr Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
1997 10 301 7 Royals Dave Willis (minors) 1B 4Yr University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
1997 11 331 7 Royals Joe Caruso (minors) 2B 4Yr University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
1997 12 361 7 Royals Jason Gilfillan (minors) RHP -0.2 13 0 0 13 2 0 7.71 1.96 0 4Yr Limestone College (Gaffney, SC)
1997 13 391 7 Royals Ryan Douglass (minors) RHP HS Canevin Catholic HS (Carnegie, PA)
1997 14 421 7 Royals Tony Mancha (minors) RHP HS Las Cruces HS (Las Cruces, NM)
1997 15 451 7 Royals Justin Pederson (minors) RHP 4Yr University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
1997 16 481 7 Royals Rolando Geigel (minors) RHP HS Georgina Vaquaro HS (Canovanas, PR)
1997 17 511 7 Royals Justin Lamber (minors) LHP 4Yr University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
1997 18 541 7 Royals Bruce Stanley (minors) RHP 4Yr Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
1997 19 571 7 Royals Tarik Graham (minors) OF HS Edgewater HS (Orlando, FL)
1997 20 601 7 Royals Carlos Pagan (minors) C 4Yr University of Mobile (Mobile, AL)
1997 21 631 7 Royals Rod Metzler (minors) 2B 4Yr Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
1997 22 661 7 Royals Taco Woods (minors) C HS Muskegon HS (Muskegon, MI)
1997 23 691 7 Royals Rickey Crutchley (minors) LHP HS Etowah HS (Acworth, GA)
1997 24 721 7 Royals Rashad Tillis (minors) OF JC Lurleen B Wallace Community College (Andalusia, AL)
1997 25 751 7 Royals Ryan Hutchison (minors) RHP HS Vincennes HS (Vincennes, IN)
1997 26 781 7 Royals Mike Perkins (minors) RHP HS Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL)
1997 27 811 7 Royals Fontella Jones (minors) RHP JC Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS)
1997 28 841 7 Royals Aaron Carter (minors) RHP 4Yr St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX)
1997 29 871 7 Royals Dave Ullery (minors) C 4Yr Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
1997 30 901 7 Royals Robert Balezentis (minors) RHP 4Yr Mercyhurst College (Erie, PA)
1997 31 931 7 Royals George Petticrew (minors) RHP HS Lakeside HS (Nine Mile, WA)
1997 32 961 7 Royals Kyle Turner (minors) LHP HS Antioch HS (Antioch, CA)
1997 33 991 7 Royals Nelson Bellido (minors) RHP
1997 34 1021 7 Royals Freddie Fincher (minors) C JC Galveston College (Galveston, TX)
1997 35 1051 7 Royals John Hale (minors) RHP HS Robert E. Lee HS (Midland, TX)
1997 36 1081 7 Royals Donny Davis (minors) RHP HS El Cerrito HS (El Cerrito, CA)
1997 37 1111 7 Royals John Majors (minors) RHP HS Flomaton HS (Flomaton, AL)
1997 38 1141 7 Royals John Raymer (minors) RHP HS West Orange-Stark HS (West Orange, TX)
1997 39 1171 7 Royals Aaron Melebeck (minors) SS JC Galveston College (Galveston, TX)
1997 40 1201 7 Royals Kendall Thomas (minors) C JC Gloucester County CC (Sewell, NJ)
1997 41 1231 7 Royals Chris Sampson (minors) SS 2.2 175 55 0 .127 .270 174 20 15 4.42 1.33 3 JC Lon Morris College (Jacksonville, TX)
1997 42 1258 7 Royals Chris Tallman (minors) OF JC Rancho Santiago College (Santa Ana, CA)
1997 43 1282 6 Royals Quentin Elder (minors) RHP HS Castlemont HS (Oakland, CA)
1997 44 1305 6 Royals Dan Martinez (minors) LHP HS Sweetwater HS (National City, CA)
1997 45 1326 5 Royals Bret Halbert (minors) LHP JC Cypress College (Cypress, CA)
1997 46 1346 4 Royals Gary Schulz (minors) LHP HS Montgomery HS (Montgomery, TX)
1997 47 1365 4 Royals Mark Villarreal (minors) C HS Dulles HS (Sugar Land, TX)
1997 48 1383 4 Royals Matt Williams (minors) 3B HS Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA)
1997 49 1400 4 Royals Carlos Spikes (minors) OF HS North Florida Christian HS (Tallahassee, FL)

49 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (16%). Total of 11.2 WAR, or 1.4 per major leaguer.

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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