Herk Robinson

Herk Robinson served as the secretary of minor league clubs for the Cincinnati Reds from 1964 to 1967. He joined the Kansas City Royals in 1969, just following their inaugural season, serving as assistant scouting director from 1970 to 1973. He was the assistant GM from 1979 to 1990, and was General Manager of the club from 1990 to 2000.

Preceded by John Schuerholz

Kansas City Royals General Manager 1990-2000

Succeeded by Allard Baird

Draft Picks

1st Round

• 1991: 7th overall OF Joe Vitiello - University of Alabama
• 1991: 30th overall P Jason Pruitt - Rockingham County High School
• 1992: 10th overall OF Michael Tucker - Longwood College
• 1992: 17th overall P Jim Pittsley - Dubois Area High School
• 1992: 31st overall P Sherard Clinkscales - Purdue University
• 1992: 35th overall OF Johnny Damon - Dr. Phillips High School
• 1993: 5th overall P Jeff Granger - Texas A&M University
• 1994: 16th overall P Matt Smith - Grants Pass High School
• 1995: 19th overall OF Juan Lebron - Carmen Bozello Huyke High School
• 1996: 14th overall OF Dee Brown - Marlboro Central High School
• 1997: 7th overall P Dan Reichert - University of the Pacific
• 1998: 4th overall P Jeff Austin - Stanford University
• 1998: 30th overall P Matt Burch - Virginia Commonwealth University
• 1998: 31st overall P Chris George - Klein High School
• 1999: 7th overall P Kyle Snyder - University of North Carolina
• 1999: 25th overall P Mike MacDougal - Wake Forest University
• 1999: 32nd overall P Jay Gehrke - Pepperdine University
• 1999: 43rd overall P Jimmy Gobble - John S. Battle High School
• 2000: 4th overall P Mike Stodolka - Centennial High School (Corona)

Other Notable Selections

• 1991: 10th round (262nd overall) C Mike Sweeney - Ontario (CA) High School
• 1991: 11th round (288th overall) 3B Joe Randa - University of Tennessee
• 1992: 2nd round (44th overall) P Jon Lieber - University of South Alabama
• 1993: 17th round (469th overall) P Glendon Rusch - Shorecrest High School
• 1994: 12th round (331st overall) P Jose Rosado - Galveston College
• 1995: 2nd round (49th overall) OF Carlos Beltran - Fernando Callejo High School
• 1997: 3rd round (91st overall) P Jeremy Affeldt - Northwest Christian High School
• 2000: 4th round (104th overall) OF David DeJesus - Rutgers University

Significant Trades

• July 11, 1991 traded Carmelo Martinez to the Cincinnati Reds for Todd Benzinger
• December 11, 1991 traded Bret Saberhagen and Bill Pecota to the New York Mets for Gregg Jefferies, Kevin McReynolds and Keith Miller
• December 11, 1991 traded Storm Davis to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Melvin
• December 11, 1991 traded Todd Benzinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Chris Gwynn and Domingo Mota
• March 10, 1992 traded Kirk Gibson to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Neal Heaton
• August 29, 1992 traded Archie Corbin and Sean Berry to the Montreal Expos for Bill Sampen and Chris Haney
• November 19, 1992 traded Joel Johnston and Dennis Moeller to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jose Lind
• December 9, 1992 traded Jeff Shaw and Tim Spehr to the Montreal Expos for Mark Gardner and Doug Piatt
• February 22, 1993 traded Gregg Jefferies and Ed Gerald to the St. Louis Cardinals for Felix Jose and Craig Wilson
• July 31, 1993 traded Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Stan Belinda
• January 5, 1994 traded Kevin McReynolds to the New York Mets for Vince Coleman
• April 5, 1995 traded Brian McRae to the Chicago Cubs for Derek Wallace and Geno Morones
• April 6, 1995 traded David Cone to the Toronto Blue Jays for Chris Stynes, David Sinnes and Tony Medrano
• December 17, 1995 traded Billy Brewer to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jose Offerman
• December 21, 1995 traded Wally Joyner and Aaron Dorlarque to the San Diego Padres for Bip Roberts and Bryan Wolff
• October 28, 1996 traded Mark Gubicza and Mike Bovee to the Anaheim Angels for Chili Davis
• December 13, 1996 traded Joe Randa, Jeff Granger, Jeff Wallace and Jeff Martin to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jay Bell and Jeff King
• March 27, 1997 traded Michael Tucker and Keith Lockhart to the Atlanta Braves for Jermaine Dye and Jamie Walker
• July 25, 1997 traded Tom Goodwin to the Texas Rangers for Dean Palmer
• July 31, 1999 traded Kevin Appier to the Oakland A's for Jeff D'Amico, Blake Stein and Brad Rigby

Significant Signings

• November 21, 1990 signed Mike Boddicker as a Free Agent from Boston Red Sox
• December 1, 1990 signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent from Los Angeles Dodgers
• December 9, 1991 signed Wally Joyner as a free agent from California Angels
• December 8, 1992 signed David Cone as a free agent from Toronto Blue Jays
• June 19, 1993 signed Gary Gaetti as a free agent from California Angels
• January 31, 1996 signed Tim Belcher as a free agent from Seattle Mariners