1997 Kansas City Royals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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1997 Kansas City Royals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

Other Years: 1994 / 1995 / 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2000

Drafted Players

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Drafted Players Table
Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Signed Bonus Name Pos WAR G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Type Drafted Out of
1997177RoyalsY$1,450,000Dan Reichert (minors)RHP-0.11190.111.22212421255.551.6824YrUniversity of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
19972597RoyalsNDane Sardinha (minors)C-1.0591513.166.508HSKamehameha HS (Honolulu, HI)
19973917RoyalsYJeremy Affeldt (minors)LHP9.7573170.177.44077443463.971.4028HSNorthwest Christian HS (Spokane, WA)
199741217RoyalsYGoef Tomlinson (minors)OF4YrUniversity of Houston (Houston, TX)
199751517RoyalsYJason Gooding (minors)LHP4YrTexas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
199761817RoyalsNJason Anderson (minors)RHP-0.190032206.391.790HSDanville HS (Danville, IL)
199772117RoyalsYJoe Dillon (minors)1B0.61372173.263.7224YrTexas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
199782417RoyalsYEric Yanz (minors)RHP4YrKansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
199792717RoyalsYKris Wilson (minors)RHP-0.5130.333.667951495.441.5314YrGeorgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
1997103017RoyalsYDave Willis (minors)1B4YrUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
1997113317RoyalsYJoe Caruso (minors)2B4YrUniversity of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
1997123617RoyalsYJason Gilfillan (minors)RHP-0.240013207.711.9604YrLimestone College (Gaffney, SC)
1997133917RoyalsYRyan Douglass (minors)RHPHSCanevin Catholic HS (Carnegie, PA)
1997144217RoyalsYTony Mancha (minors)RHPHSLas Cruces HS (Las Cruces, NM)
1997154517RoyalsYJustin Pederson (minors)RHP4YrUniversity of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
1997164817RoyalsNRolando Geigel (minors)RHPHSGeorgina Vaquaro HS (Canovanas, Puerto Rico)
1997175117RoyalsYJustin Lamber (minors)LHP4YrUniversity of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
1997185417RoyalsNBruce Stanley (minors)RHP4YrBall State University (Muncie, IN)
1997195717RoyalsYTarik Graham (minors)OFHSEdgewater HS (Orlando, FL)
1997206017RoyalsYCarlos Pagan (minors)C4YrUniversity of Mobile (Mobile, AL)
1997216317RoyalsYRod Metzler (minors)2B4YrPurdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
1997226617RoyalsYTaco Woods (minors)CHSMuskegon HS (Muskegon, MI)
1997236917RoyalsYRickey Crutchley (minors)LHPHSEtowah HS (Woodstock, GA)
1997247217RoyalsYRashad Tillis (minors)OFJCLurleen B. Wallace Community College (Andalusia, AL)
1997257517RoyalsNRyan Hutchison (minors)RHPHSVincennes HS (Vincennes, IN)
1997267817RoyalsNMike Perkins (minors)RHPHSCharlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL)
1997278117RoyalsNFontella Jones (minors)RHPJCMississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Perkinston, MS)
1997288417RoyalsYAaron Carter (minors)RHP4YrSt. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX)
1997298717RoyalsYDave Ullery (minors)C4YrIndiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)
1997309017RoyalsNRobert Balezentis (minors)RHP4YrMercyhurst University (Erie, PA)
1997319317RoyalsNGeorge Petticrew (minors)RHPHSLakeside HS (Nine Mile Falls, WA)
1997329617RoyalsNKyle Turner (minors)LHPHSAntioch HS (Antioch, CA)
1997339917RoyalsNNelson Bellido (minors)RHP
19973410217RoyalsNFreddie Fincher (minors)CJCGalveston College (Galveston, TX)
19973510517RoyalsNJohn Hale (minors)RHPHSRobert E. Lee HS (Midland, TX)
19973610817RoyalsNDonny Davis (minors)RHPHSEl Cerrito HS (El Cerrito, CA)
19973711117RoyalsNJohn Majors (minors)RHPHSFlomaton HS (Flomaton, AL)
19973811417RoyalsNJohn Raymer (minors)RHPHSWest Orange-Stark HS (Orange, TX)
19973911717RoyalsNAaron Melebeck (minors)SSJCGalveston College (Galveston, TX)
19974012017RoyalsNKendall Thomas (minors)CJCRowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester (Sewell, NJ)
19974112317RoyalsNChris Sampson (minors)SS2.1165550.127.27017420154.421.333JCLon Morris College (Jacksonville, TX)
19974212587RoyalsNChris Tallman (minors)OFJCRancho Santiago College (Santa Ana, CA)
19974312826RoyalsNQuentin Elder (minors)RHPHSCastlemont HS (Oakland, CA)
19974413056RoyalsNDan Martinez (minors)LHPHSSweetwater HS (National City, CA)
19974513265RoyalsNBret Halbert (minors)LHPJCCypress College (Cypress, CA)
19974613464RoyalsNGary Schulz (minors)LHPHSMontgomery HS (Montgomery, TX)
19974713654RoyalsNMark Villarreal (minors)CHSJohn Foster Dulles HS (Sugar Land, TX)
19974813834RoyalsNMatt Williams (minors)3BHSMillikan HS (Long Beach, CA)
19974914004RoyalsNCarlos Spikes (minors)OFHSNorth Florida Christian HS (Tallahassee, FL)

Other Years: 1994 / 1995 / 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2000

49 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (16%). Total of 10.5 WAR, or 1.3 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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