Kansas City Royals draft history

79 first-round picks

Who have the Royals drafted?

The Kansas City Royals have made 79 first-round picks since 1969. The best of them: Zack Greinke, 6th overall in 2002, with 9 league awards and 6 All-Stars. Their latest first-round pick is Zion Rose, 6th overall in 2026. Of the 11 first-round picks from 2017 to 2023, 2 have made an All-Star team.

First-round picks

Royals first-round picks

Kansas City Royals first-round draft picks, newest first
DraftPickPlayerPosCareer
20266Zion Rose—
202630Taylor Rabe—
202523Sean Gamble—
202528Josh Hammond—
20246Jac CaglianoneFloridaRF205 games
20238Blake Mitchell—
20229Gavin Cross—
20217Frank Mozzicato—
20204Asa Lacy—
202032Nick LoftinBaylor3B260 games
20192Bobby Witt Jr.SS769 games, 3 All-Stars
201818Brady SingerFloridaSP190 games
201833Jackson Kowar—
201834Daniel Lynch IVVirginiaRP180 games
201840Kris BubicStanfordSP131 games, 1 All-Star
201714Nick Pratto—
201521Ashe Russell—
201533Nolan Watson—
201417Brandon Finnegan—
201428Foster GriffinSP38 games, 1 All-Star
201440Chase Vallot—
20138Hunter Dozier—
201334Sean ManaeaIndiana StateSP276 games
20125Kyle Zimmer—
20115Bubba Starling—
20104Christian ColónCal State Fullerton2B161 games
200912Aaron Crow—
20083Eric Hosmer1B1,689 games, 1 All-Star
200836Mike MontgomeryRP183 games
20072Mike Moustakas1B1,428 games, 3 All-Stars
20061Luke HochevarTennesseeRP279 games
20052Alex GordonNebraskaLF1,753 games, 3 All-Stars
200414Billy ButlerDH1,414 games, 1 All-Star
200429Matt Campbell—
200431J.P. HowellTexasRP547 games
20035Chris Lubanski—
200330Mitch MaierToledoOF360 games
20026Zack GreinkeSP586 games, 6 All-Stars
20019Colt Griffin—
20004Mike Stodolka—
19997Kyle SnyderNorth CarolinaRP93 games
199925Mike MacDougalWake ForestRP407 games, 1 All-Star
199932Jay Gehrke—
199943Jimmy GobbleSP247 games
19984Jeff AustinStanfordSP38 games
199830Matt Burch—
199831Chris GeorgeSP47 games
19977Dan ReichertRP124 games
199614Dee BrownRF271 games
199519Juan Lebron—
199416Matt Smith—
19935Jeff GrangerTexas A&MRP27 games
199210Michael TuckerLongwoodRF1,417 games
199217Jim PittsleyRP81 games
199231Sherard Clinkscales—
199235Johnny DamonLF2,490 games, 2 All-Stars
19917Joe VitielloAlabamaLF282 games
199130Jason Pruitt—
198913Brent MayneC1,279 games
198818Hugh Walker—
19879Kevin AppierFresno StateSP414 games, 1 All-Star
198624Anthony Clements—
198517Brian McRaeKansasDH1,354 games
198416Scott BankheadNorth CarolinaRP267 games
198321Gary ThurmanCF424 games
198210John MorrisSeton HallRF402 games
198123Dave LeeperUSCCF19 games
198016Frank WillsTulaneRP154 games
197921Atlee HammakerEast Tennessee StateRP249 games, 1 All-Star
197825Buddy BiancalanaSan FranciscoSS311 games
197721Mike JonesRP71 games
197618Benjamin Grzybek—
19759Clint Hurdle1B515 games
197418Willie WilsonCF2,154 games, 2 All-Stars
19739Lewis Olsen—
197218Jamie QuirkWhittierC984 games
19715Roy BranchP2 games
19708Rex Goodson—
196923John Simmons—

First rounds and supplemental picks from MLB's records; games are the player's career on file. Later rounds are not on file.