KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Royals completed the third and final day of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft today, selecting a total of 39 players.
The Royals selected 21-year-old A.J. Puckett, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound right-handed pitcher from Pepperdine University with their first pick, 67th overall in the second round on Thursday. He went 9-3 with a 1.27 ERA as a junior, posting the third-best ERA in West Coast Conference history. His season included a 45.2 consecutive scoreless innings streak, the third-longest streak in college baseball history.
Kansas City selected five local products: second baseman Logan Gray (Leawood, Kan.) in the 13th round out of Austin Peay University, center fielder Nick Heath (Junction City, Kan.) in the 16th round out of Northwestern State University, right-handed pitcher Grant Gavin (Parkville, Mo.) in the 29th round out of the University of Central Missouri, outfielder Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) in the 33rd round out of Poplar Bluff High School and right-handed pitcher Nathan Webb (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) in the 34th round out of Lee’s Summit North High School.
With their 38th-round pick, the Royals selected shortstop Joey Fregosi (Murrieta Valley HS, Calif.), son of Jim Fregosi, Jr., Kansas City’s Special Assistant to the General Manager, and grandson of the late Jim Fregosi, the former Major League manager.
Here is a breakdown of the Royals’ 39 selections from the 2016 Draft:
· Eight high school selections
· 31 college selections (25 four-year and six junior college)
· 21 pitchers (17 right handers, four left handers)
· Four catchers
· Six infielders
· Eight outfielders
Attached is a complete list of the players selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft:
|
RD |
PICK |
PLAYER |
POS |
HT. |
WT. |
B/T |
DOB |
CLASS |
SCHOOL |
HOMETOWN |
|
2 |
67 |
A.J. Puckett |
RHP |
6-4 |
185 |
R/R |
5/27/95 |
JR |
Pepperdine University |
Danville, Calif. |
|
3 |
103 |
Khalil Lee |
CF |
5-10 |
182 |
L/L |
6/26/98 |
HS |
Flint Hill School (Va.) |
Centreville, Va. |
|
4 |
133 |
Jace Vines |
RHP |
6-3 |
215 |
R/R |
9/4/94 |
JR |
Texas A&M |
Prosper, Texas |
|
5 |
163 |
Nicholas Lopez |
SS |
5-11 |
175 |
L/R |
3/13/95 |
JR |
Creighton University |
Bolingbrook, Ill. |
|
6 |
193 |
Cal Jones |
CF |
6-0 |
175 |
R/R |
9/16/97 |
HS |
Dadeville HS (Ala.) |
Dadeville, Ala. |
|
7 |
223 |
Travis Eckert |
RHP |
6-2 |
195 |
R/R |
12/28/93 |
SR |
Oregon State |
Austin, Texas |
|
8 |
253 |
Chris DeVito |
1B |
6-2 |
220 |
L/R |
12/1/94 |
JR |
Univ. of New Mexico |
Northridge, Calif. |
|
9 |
283 |
Walker Sheller |
RHP |
6-3 |
195 |
R/R |
5/21/95 |
JR |
Stetson University |
Point Vedra Beach, Fla. |
|
10 |
313 |
Richard Lovelady |
LHP |
6-0 |
180 |
L/L |
7/7/95 |
JR |
Kennesaw St. University |
Hinesville, Ga. |
|
11 |
343 |
Vance Vizcaino |
CF |
6-1 |
200 |
L/R |
8/1/94 |
SR |
Stetson University |
Raleigh, N.C. |
|
12 |
373 |
Jeremy Gwinn |
RHP |
6-5 |
195 |
R/R |
10/1/95 |
J2 |
Colby CC |
Woodland Park, Colo. |
|
13 |
403 |
Logan Gray |
2B |
6-1 |
180 |
R/R |
1/12/95 |
JR |
Austin Peay |
Leawood, Kan. |
|
14 |
433 |
David McKay |
RHP |
6-3 |
205 |
R/R |
3/31/95 |
JR |
Florida Atlantic Univ. |
Melbourne, Fla. |
|
15 |
463 |
Mike Messier |
LHP |
6-6 |
205 |
R/L |
5/12/95 |
JR |
Bellarmine University |
Milton, Ga. |
|
16 |
493 |
Nick Heath |
CF |
6-1 |
187 |
L/L |
11/27/93 |
JR |
Northwestern St. Univ. |
Junction City. Kan. |
|
17 |
523 |
Dillon Drabble |
RHP |
6-2 |
190 |
R/R |
7/12/96 |
J2 |
Seminole St. College |
Texarkana, Ark. |
|
18 |
553 |
Vance Tatum |
LHP |
6-4 |
210 |
L/L |
5/2/95 |
JR |
Mississippi State |
Olive Branch, Miss. |
|
19 |
583 |
Tyler Fallwell |
RHP |
6-5 |
210 |
R/R |
11/8/95 |
J2 |
Cochise College |
Tucson, Ariz. |
|
20 |
613 |
Anthony Bender |
RHP |
6-4 |
205 |
R/R |
2/3/95 |
J3 |
Santa Rosa JC |
Petaluma, Calif. |
|
21 |
643 |
Dalton Griffin |
CF |
6-3 |
200 |
L/L |
9/2/97 |
HS |
South Effingham HS (Ga.) |
Guyton, Ga. |
|
22 |
673 |
Cody Nesbit |
RHP |
6-3 |
175 |
R/R |
3/5/96 |
J2 |
San Jacinto College North |
La Porte, Texas |
|
23 |
703 |
Kort Peterson |
OF |
6-1 |
195 |
L/R |
4/29/94 |
JR |
UCLA |
Mountain View, Calif. |
|
24 |
733 |
Mike McCann |
C |
6-2 |
205 |
L/R |
7/11/95 |
JR |
Seattle University |
Vancouver, Wash. |
|
25 |
763 |
Robby Rinn |
1B |
6-1 |
205 |
L/L |
10/17/92 |
SR |
Bryant University |
Warwick, R.I. |
|
26 |
793 |
John Brontsema |
3B |
6-2 |
187 |
R/R |
12/13/94 |
JR |
UC Irvine |
Santa Barbara, Calif. |
|
27 |
823 |
Rex Hill |
LHP |
6-3 |
200 |
R/L |
9/8/93 |
SR |
TCU |
Tomball, Texas |
|
28 |
853 |
Yordany Salva |
C |
5-10 |
196 |
S/R |
10/29/96 |
J2 |
Broward College |
Barceloneta, P.R. |
|
29 |
883 |
Grant Gavin |
RHP |
6-2 |
185 |
R/R |
7/10/95 |
JR |
Univ. of Central Missouri |
Parkville, Mo. |
|
30 |
913 |
Geoffrey Bramblett |
RHP |
6-2 |
200 |
R/R |
4/26/95 |
JR |
Alabama |
Hoover, Ala. |
|
31 |
943 |
Malcolm Van Buren |
RHP |
6-4 |
185 |
R/R |
7/5/98 |
HS |
Hanahan HS (S.C.) |
Goose Creek, S.C. |
|
32 |
973 |
Luke Bandy |
CF |
6-0 |
175 |
R/R |
1/5/98 |
HS |
Providence Academy (Ark.) |
Bentonville, Ark. |
|
33 |
1,003 |
Kameron Misner |
OF |
6-4 |
205 |
L/L |
1/9/98 |
HS |
Poplar Bluff HS (Mo.) |
Poplar Bluff, Mo. |
|
34 |
1,033 |
Nathan Webb |
RHP |
6-2 |
215 |
R/R |
8/20/97 |
HS |
Lee’s Summit North HS (Mo.) |
Lee’s Summit, Mo. |
|
35 |
1,063 |
M.J. Sanchez |
C |
5-11 |
200 |
L/R |
8/17/94 |
JR |
California Baptist Univ. |
Corona, Calif. |
|
36 |
1,093 |
Alex Massey |
RHP |
6-3 |
195 |
R/R |
2/1/93 |
5S |
Tulane University |
Baton Rouge, La. |
|
37 |
1,123 |
Justin Camp |
RHP |
6-2 |
235 |
R/R |
5/17/93 |
SR |
Auburn University |
Decatur, Ala. |
|
38 |
1,153 |
Joey Fregosi |
SS |
5-10 |
155 |
L/R |
11/14/97 |
HS |
Murrieta Valley HS (Calif.) |
Murrieta, Calif. |
|
39 |
1,183 |
Chase Livingston |
C |
6-1 |
203 |
R/R |
4/6/94 |
SR |
University of Rhode Island |
East Lyme, Conn. |
|
40 |
1,213 |
Taylor Kaczmarek |
RHP |
6-2 |
215 |
R/R |
1/23/92 |
SR |
University of San Diego |
Mesa, Ariz. |