Daniel Lynch

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Daniel Aloysius Lynch

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Pitcher Daniel Lynch, sometimes called Daniel Lynch IV, was selected with the #34 pick of the 2018 amateur draft, in the supplemental first round, by the Kansas City Royals. The pick was compensation for Eric Hosmer's departure via free agency; it came immediately after the Royals had selected Jackson Kowar with another compensation pick at #33. He was one of four pitchers selected by the Royals in the 1st round that year, with Brady Singer coming at #18, and Kris Bubic at #40.

Lynch pitched three years at the University of Virginia without putting up outstanding numbers. His ERA was over 5.00 in each of his first two years, and as a senior he went 4-4, 3.96 in 13 games. What set him apart was an outstanding summer in the Cape Cod League in 2017, when he was 4-0, 2.08 playing against some top-notch competition. He did post an excellent K/W ratio in college.

After signing with the Royals, he played for two teams in 2018, the Burlington Royals and Lexington Legends, going a combined 5-1, 1.58 in 12 starts. He continued to display the excellent control he had shown in college, with just 8 walks in 51 1/3 innings, against 61 strikeouts. In 2019, he spent most of the season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League, but also had brief rehabilitation stints in Burlington and with the AZL Royals. In Wilmington, he was 5-2, 3.10 in 15 starts, with 77 strikeouts and 23 walks in 78 1/3 innings. He appeared in the Arizona Fall League after the season. He then spent 2020 at the Royals' alternate training site with the minor leagues shut down by the Coronavirus pandemic.

He made his major league debut as the Royals' starting pitcher against the Cleveland Indians on May 3, 2021. He gave up 3 runs in 4 2/3 innings.

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