Kansas City Royals 1st Round Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase

18 matching player(s). 3 played in the majors (16%). Total of 4.4 WAR, or 1.5 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

NOTES: We have not yet matched the 2023 debuts to their draft into. We hope to do so soon.
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The 1965 draft had a major league and AAA section (rounds 1-3), a AA section (4-7) and A-ball sections (8+). Each team had one pick in rounds 1-7 (MLB, AAA, and AA picks). Starting with the 8th round teams received a pick for each A-ball team in their system in the reverse order of the affiliate finishes. Franchises that shared affiliates, alternated the picks round-by-round. This means that a franchise will have multiple picks in a "round". For presentation reasons here, we have re-labeled the rounds to be the number of the selection made by this franchise. This means that the Twins' 10th round pick could come after the Mets' 12th round pick.