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

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1997 1 7 7 Royals Dan Reichert RHP 11 9 0 .111 .222 124 21 25 5.55 1.68 2 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
1997 2 59 7 Royals Dane Sardinha C 31 80 0 .125 .325 Kamehameha HS (Honolulu, HI)
1997 3 91 7 Royals Jeremy Affeldt LHP 251 12 0 .250 .558 434 28 30 4.27 1.45 18 Northwest Christian HS (Spokane, WA)
1997 4 121 7 Royals Goefrey Tomlinson (minors) OF University of Houston (Houston, TX)
1997 5 151 7 Royals Jason Gooding (minors) LHP Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
1997 6 181 7 Royals Jason Anderson RHP 9 0 0 32 2 0 6.39 1.79 0 Danville HS (Danville, IL)
1997 7 211 7 Royals Joe Dillon 1B 137 217 3 .263 .722 Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
1997 8 241 7 Royals Eric Yanz (minors) RHP Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
1997 9 271 7 Royals Kris Wilson RHP 1 3 0 .333 .667 95 14 9 5.44 1.53 1 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
1997 10 301 7 Royals David Willis (minors) 1B University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
1997 11 331 7 Royals Joe Caruso 2B University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
1997 12 361 7 Royals Jason Gilfillan RHP 4 0 0 13 2 0 7.71 1.96 0 Limestone College (Gaffney, SC)
1997 13 391 7 Royals Ryan Douglass RHP Canevin Catholic HS (Camegie, PA)
1997 14 421 7 Royals Tony Mancha RHP Las Cruces HS (Las Cruces, NM)
1997 15 451 7 Royals Justin Pederson RHP University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
1997 16 481 7 Royals Rolando Geigel RHP Georgina Vaquaro HS (Canovanas, PR)
1997 17 511 7 Royals Justin Lamber LHP University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
1997 18 541 7 Royals Bruce Stanley RHP Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
1997 19 571 7 Royals Tarik Graham OF Edgewater HS (Orlando, FL)
1997 20 601 7 Royals Carlos Pagan C University of Mobile (Mobile, AL)
1997 21 631 7 Royals Rod Metzler 2B Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
1997 22 661 7 Royals James Woods C Muskegon HS (Muskegon, MI)
1997 23 691 7 Royals Rickey Crutchley LHP Etowah HS (Acworth, GA)
1997 24 721 7 Royals Cameron Tillis OF Lurleen B. Wallace JC (Andalusia, AL)
1997 25 751 7 Royals Ryan Hutchison RHP Vincennes HS (Vincennes, IN)
1997 26 781 7 Royals Michael Perkins RHP Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL)
1997 27 811 7 Royals Fontella Jones RHP Mississippi Gulf Coast JC (Perkinston, MS)
1997 28 841 7 Royals Aaron Carter RHP St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX)
1997 29 871 7 Royals David Ullery C Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
1997 30 901 7 Royals Robert Balezentis RHP Mercyhurst College (Erie, PA)
1997 31 931 7 Royals George Petticrew RHP Lakeside HS (Nine Mile, WA)
1997 32 961 7 Royals Kyle Turner LHP Antioch HS (Antioch, CA)
1997 33 991 7 Royals Nelson Bellido RHP Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
1997 34 1021 7 Royals Freddie Fincher C Galveston College (Galveston, TX)
1997 35 1051 7 Royals John Hale RHP Robert E. Lee HS (Midland, TX)
1997 36 1081 7 Royals Donny Davis RHP El Cerrito HS (Richmond, CA)
1997 37 1111 7 Royals John Majors RHP Flomaton HS (Flomaton, AL)
1997 38 1141 7 Royals John Raymer RHP West Orange Stark HS (West Orange, TX)
1997 39 1171 7 Royals Aaron Melebeck SS Galveston College (Galveston, TX)
1997 40 1201 7 Royals Kendall Thomas C Gloucester County CC (Sewell, NJ)
1997 41 1231 7 Royals Chris Sampson SS 132 55 0 .127 .270 139 19 15 4.28 1.30 3 Lon Morris College (Jacksonville, TX)
1997 42 1258 7 Royals Chris Tallman OF Rancho Santiago College (Santa Ana, CA)
1997 43 1282 6 Royals Quentin Elder RHP Castlemont HS (Oakland, CA)
1997 44 1305 6 Royals Daniel Martinez LHP Sweetwater HS (National City, CA)
1997 45 1326 5 Royals Bret Halbert LHP Cypress College (Cypress, CA)
1997 46 1346 4 Royals Gary Schulz LHP Montgomery HS (Montgomery, TX)
1997 47 1365 4 Royals Mark Villarreal C John Foster Dulles HS (Sugar Land, TX)
1997 48 1383 4 Royals Matthew Williams 3B Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA)
1997 49 1400 4 Royals Carlos Spikes OF North Florida Christian HS (Tallahassee, FL)

Other Years:1996 / 1997 / 1998

49 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (16%).

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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