List of Kansas City Royals first-round draft picks explained

The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. The franchise, founded in 1969, plays in the American League Central division.[1] Since the institution of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 Draft, the Royals have selected 57 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings with the team that had the worst record receiving the first pick.[2] In addition, teams that lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[3] The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1968 expansion draft in which the Royals initially filled their roster.

Of the 57 players first-round draft picks, 31 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 20 of these were right-handed, while 11 were left-handed. Twelve outfielders were selected, and eight shortstops, three catchers, and two third basemen were taken. The team also selected one player at first base, but has never drafted a second baseman.[4] Fifteen of the players came from institutions in the state of California, while Florida and Texas follow with seven players each. 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.[5] [6] Both had been drafted previously by other major league teams but had chosen to play for the Fort Worth Cats instead.[5] [6] They have also drafted one player from Puerto Rico: Juan Lebron (1995).

Seven 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,[7] while Alex Gordon (2005), Luke Hochevar (2006), Mike Moustakas (2007), Eric Hosmer (2008) and Christian Colón (2010) were all part of the winning team in the 2015 World Series.[8] Zack Greinke (2002) is the only first-round pick of the Royals to earn a Cy Young Award with the team, winning in 2009.[9] Royals' first-round picks have never won Rookie of the Year or Most Valuable Player awards, and no pick has 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.[4] [10] The club has had 13 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,[3] [11] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[12] The Royals' first-ever pick, John Simmons (1969), did not sign with the club but they received no compensatory pick.[13]

Key

YearLinks to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft
PositionIndicates 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
PickIndicates the number of the pick
Player did not sign with the Royals
§Indicates a supplemental pick
'85Player was a member of Royals' 1985 championship team
'15Player was a member of Royals' 2015 championship team

Picks

YearNamePositionOrganization (Location)PickRef
1969ShortstopChildersburg High School
(Childersburg, Alabama)
23[14]
1970CatcherPine Tree High School
(Longview, Texas)
[15]
1971Right-handed pitcherBeaumont High School
(St. Louis, Missouri)
[16]
1972 '85ShortstopSt. Paul High School
(Whittier, California)
18[17]
1973Right-handed pitcherSan Ramon Valley High School
(Danville, California)
[18]
1974 '85OutfielderSummit High School
(Summit, New Jersey)
15[19]
1975OutfielderMerritt Island High School
(Merritt Island, Florida)
[20]
1976Right-handed pitcherHialeah High School
(Hialeah, Florida)
18[21]
1977Left-handed pitcherSunderland High School
(Pittsford, New York)
21[22]
1978 '85ShortstopRedwood High School
(Greenbrae, California)
25[23]
1979Left-handed pitcherEast Tennessee State University
(Johnson City, Tennessee)
21[24]
1980Right-handed pitcherTulane University
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
16[25]
1981OutfielderUniversity of Southern California
(Los Angeles, California)
23[26]
1982OutfielderSeton Hall University
(South Orange, New Jersey)
10[27]
1983OutfielderNorth Central High School
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
21[28]
1984Right-handed pitcherUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
16[29]
1985ShortstopManatee High School
(Bradenton, Florida)
17[30]
1986ShortstopDon Antonio Lugo High School
(Chino, California)
24[31]
1987Right-handed pitcherAntelope Valley College
(Lancaster, California)
[32]
1988OutfielderJacksonville High School
(Jacksonville, Arkansas)
18[33]
1989CatcherCalifornia State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)
13[34]
1990
1991OutfielderUniversity of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
[35]
1991Right-handed pitcherRockingham County High School
(Wentworth, North Carolina)
30§
1992ShortstopLongwood College
(Farmville, Virginia)
10[36]
1992Right-handed pitcherDuBois Area High School
(DuBois, Pennsylvania)
17
1992Right-handed pitcherPurdue University
(West Lafayette, Indiana)
31§
1992OutfielderDr. Phillips High School
(Orlando, Florida)
35§
1993Left-handed pitcherTexas A&M University
(College Station, Texas)
[37]
1994Left-handed pitcherGrants Pass High School
(Grants Pass, Oregon)
16[38]
1995OutfielderCarmen Bozello Huyke High School
(Arroyo, Puerto Rico)
22[39]
1996OutfielderMarlboro Central High School
(Marlboro, New York)
14
1997Right-handed pitcherUniversity of the Pacific
(Stockton, California)
[40]
1998Right-handed pitcherStanford University
(Stanford, California)
[41]
1998Right-handed pitcherVirginia Commonwealth University
(Richmond, Virginia)
30
1998Left-handed pitcherKlein High School
(Spring, Texas)
31§
1999Right-handed pitcherUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
[42]
1999Right-handed pitcherWake Forest University
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
25
1999Right-handed pitcherPepperdine University
(Malibu, California)
32§
1999Left-handed pitcherJohn S. Battle High School
(Bristol, Virginia)
43§
2000Left-handed pitcherCentennial High School
(Corona, California)
[43]
2001Right-handed pitcherMarshall High School
(Marshall, Texas)
[44]
2002Right-handed pitcherApopka High School
(Apopka, Florida)
[45]
2003OutfielderKennedy–Kenrick Catholic High School
(Norristown, Pennsylvania)
[46]
2003CatcherUniversity of Toledo
(Toledo, Ohio)
30
2004Third basemanWolfson High School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
14[47]
2004Left-handed pitcherUniversity of South Carolina
(Columbia, South Carolina)
29
2004Left-handed pitcherUniversity of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)
31§
2005 '15Third basemanUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
[48]
2006 '15Right-handed pitcherFort Worth Cats
(Fort Worth, Texas)
[49]
2007 '15ShortstopChatsworth High School
(Chatsworth, California)
[50]
2008 '15First basemanAmerican Heritage School
(Plantation, Florida)
[51]
2008Left-handed pitcherHart High School
(Newhall, California)
36
2009Right-handed pitcherFort Worth Cats
(Fort Worth, Texas)
12[52]
2010 '15ShortstopCalifornia State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)
4[53]
2011OutfielderGardner Edgerton High School
(Gardner, Kansas)
5[54]
2012Right-handed pitcherUniversity of San Francisco
(San Francisco, California)
5[55]
2013ShortstopStephen F. Austin State University
(Nacogdoches, Texas)
8[56]
2013Left-handed pitcherIndiana State University
(Terre Haute, Indiana)
34§
2014Left-handed pitcherTexas Christian University
(Fort Worth, TX)
17[57]
2014Left-handed pitcherThe First Academy
(Orlando, Florida)
28§
2014catcherSt. Thomas More High School
(Lafayette, Louisiana)
40§
2015Right-handed pitcherCathedral High School
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
21[58]
2015Right-handed pitcherLawrence North High School
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
33§
2016N/A
2017Nick PrattoFirst basemanHuntington Beach High School(Huntington Beach, California)14[59]
2018Brady SingerRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Florida(Gainesville, Florida)18[60]
2018Jackson KowarRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Florida

(Gainesville, Florida)

33§[61]
2018Daniel LynchLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of Virginia

(Charlottesville, Virginia)

34§
2019Bobby Witt Jr.ShortstopColleyville Heritage High School(Colleyville, Texas)2
2020Asa LacyLeft-handed pitcherTexas A&M University(College Station, Texas)4
2021Frank MozzicatoLeft-handed pitcherEast Catholic High School(Manchester, Connecticut)7
2022Gavin CrossOutfielderVirginia Tech(Blacksburg, Virginia)9[62]
2023Blake MitchellCatcherSinton High School(Sinton, Texas)8
2024Jac CaglianoneLeft-handed pitcher / First basemanUniversity of Florida(Gainesville, Florida)6

See also

Footnotes

References

General references
In-text citations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas City Royals Team History & Encyclopedia. February 28, 2010. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110406112511/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/. live.
  2. Web site: First-Year Player Draft Rules. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. December 9, 2009. June 5, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131548/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp. live.
  3. Web site: Brewers offer three arbitration. McCalvy. Adam. Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers. December 9, 2009. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194617/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=3694740&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil. live.
  4. Web site: Amateur Draft: Kansas City Royals 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. December 9, 2009. February 10, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100210013748/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&team_ID=KCR&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  5. News: Royals take Hochevar No. 1 . White, Paul . July 5, 2006 . . February 25, 2010 . September 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120907212912/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/draft/2006-06-06-mlb-draft_x.htm . live .
  6. Web site: KC brings Crow home in Round 1. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Kaegel. Dick. June 9, 2009. February 25, 2010. June 5, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043159/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090609&content_id=5227474. live.
  7. Web site: 1985 World Series: Kansas City Royals over St. Louis Cardinals (4-3). Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 26, 2020. November 30, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235354/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1985_WS.shtml. live.
  8. Web site: 2015 World Series: Kansas City Royals over New York Mets (4-1). Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 26, 2020. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108123553/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2015_WS.shtml. live.
  9. Web site: Zack Greinke Statistics and History. February 25, 2010. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105003020/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greinza01.shtml. live.
  10. Web site: Amateur Draft: 1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft. December 12, 2009. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 14, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100614213155/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?overall_pick=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  11. Web site: First-Year Player Draft FAQ. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. December 14, 2009. June 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091224/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp. live.
  12. Web site: MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord. MLB.com. Major League Baseball Players Association. January 10, 2010. October 24, 2006. June 21, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080621170636/http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406. dead.
  13. Web site: First-Year Player Draft Draft Report: 1960s. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. December 12, 2009. June 14, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080614043354/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade1960s. live.
  14. Web site: 1st Round of the 1969 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225519/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1969&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  15. Web site: 1st Round of the 1970 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224659/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1970&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  16. Web site: 1st Round of the 1971 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224704/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1971&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  17. Web site: 1st Round of the 1972 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225524/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1972&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  18. Web site: 1st Round of the 1973 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225529/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1973&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  19. Web site: 1st Round of the 1974 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225534/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1974&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  20. Web site: 1st Round of the 1975 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224709/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1975&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  21. Web site: 1st Round of the 1976 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225540/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1976&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  22. Web site: 1st Round of the 1977 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224714/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1977&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  23. Web site: 1st Round of the 1978 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224719/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1978&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  24. Web site: 1st Round of the 1979 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051538/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1979&draft_type=junreg. live.
  25. Web site: 1st Round of the 1980 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082324/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1980&draft_type=junreg. live.
  26. Web site: 1st Round of the 1981 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225550/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1981&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  27. Web site: 1st Round of the 1982 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224729/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1982&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  28. Web site: 1st Round of the 1983 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082437/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1983&draft_type=junreg. live.
  29. Web site: 1st Round of the 1984 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082445/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1984&draft_type=junreg. live.
  30. Web site: 1st Round of the 1985 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051615/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1985&draft_type=junreg. live.
  31. Web site: 1st Round of the 1986 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051624/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1986&draft_type=junreg. live.
  32. Web site: 1st Round of the 1987 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082456/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1987&draft_type=junreg. live.
  33. Web site: 1st Round of the 1988 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082503/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1988&draft_type=junreg. live.
  34. Web site: 1st Round of the 1989 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224750/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1989&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  35. Web site: 1st Round of the 1991 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082740/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1991&draft_type=junreg. live.
  36. Web site: 1st Round of the 1992 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225619/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1992&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  37. Web site: 1st Round of the 1993 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225623/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1993&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  38. Web site: 1st Round of the 1994 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051636/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1994&draft_type=junreg. live.
  39. Web site: 1st Round of the 1995 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218224800/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1995&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  40. Web site: 1st Round of the 1997 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083028/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1997&draft_type=junreg. live.
  41. Web site: 1st Round of the 1998 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083543/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1998&draft_type=junreg. live.
  42. Web site: 1st Round of the 1999 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083554/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1999&draft_type=junreg. live.
  43. Web site: 1st Round of the 2000 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225641/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2000&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  44. Web site: 1st Round of the 2001 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083613/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2001&draft_type=junreg. live.
  45. Web site: 1st Round of the 2002 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 8, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100208140525/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2002&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  46. Web site: 1st Round of the 2003 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083636/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2003&draft_type=junreg. live.
  47. Web site: 1st Round of the 2004 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083745/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg. live.
  48. Web site: 1st Round of the 2005 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083754/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2005&draft_type=junreg. live.
  49. Web site: 1st Round of the 2006 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629100632/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg. live.
  50. Web site: 1st Round of the 2007 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. February 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110227021036/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2007&round=1&draft_type=junreg. live.
  51. Web site: 1st Round of the 2008 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083817/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg. live.
  52. Web site: 1st Round of the 2009 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083835/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg. live.
  53. Web site: 1st Round of the 2010 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 7, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083846/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2010&draft_type=junreg. live.
  54. Web site: 1st Round of the 2011 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 7, 2011. November 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111031752/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2011&draft_type=junreg. live.
  55. Web site: 1st Round of the 2012 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 7, 2012. March 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314215350/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2012&draft_type=junreg. live.
  56. Web site: 1st Round of the 2013 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019-05-25. 2014-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520012405/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2013&draft_type=junreg. live.
  57. Web site: 2014 Kansas City Royals Picks in the June MLB Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. March 22, 2016.
  58. Web site: 2015 Kansas City Royals Picks in the June MLB Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. March 22, 2016.
  59. News: Royals take high school first baseman Nick Pratto with No. 14 pick in MLB Draft. kansascity. 2018-06-05. en. 2017-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20171008041759/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article155794374.html. live.
  60. Web site: Royals draft pitcher Brady Singer in 1st round. MLB.com. en. 2018-06-05.
  61. Web site: Royals pick 5 college pitchers on Draft Day 1. MLB.com. en. 2018-06-05. 2018-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180607222907/https://www.mlb.com/royals/news/royals-pick-5-college-pitchers-on-draft-day-1/c-279782544. live.
  62. News: Royals take Va. Tech OF Gavin Cross with No. 9 Pick in MLB Drat. kansascity. 2023-06-19. en. 2022-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20220718023714/https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article263560878.html. live.
  63. News: MLB players, owners sign agreement . ESPN.com . November 23, 2011 . November 23, 2011 . November 23, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111123185025/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7269300/major-league-baseball-players-owners-sign-new-labor-agreement . live .
  64. News: How the new CBA changes baseball . Jayson . Stark . Jayson Stark . ESPN.com . November 22, 2011 . November 23, 2011 . November 24, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111124225428/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7270203/baseball-new-labor-deal-truly-historic-one . live .
  65. Web site: 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. January 10, 2010. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629082704/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1990&draft_type=junreg. live.
  66. Web site: Montgomery's rising stock attracts KC. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Dent. Mark. June 5, 2008. February 25, 2010. June 5, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043053/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080605&content_id=2848314. live.
  67. Web site: Competitive Balance Lottery Results. mlbtraderumors.com. Nicholson-Smith. Ben. July 18, 2012. June 17, 2013. February 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210204155947/https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/07/competitive-balance-lottery-results.html. live.