Kansas City Royals

Royals stockpile pitching on final day of 2019 MLB Draft

Published Jun. 5, 2019 11:53 p.m. ET

KANSAS CITY - With Bobby Witt Jr. drafted second overall and ten collegiate players selected in the first two days of the MLB Draft, the Kansas City Royals put the finishing touches on their draft Wednesday.

The Royals concluded the draft with 41 total selections, twenty-six of them being pitchers. Majority of the focus was directed to collegiate players, drafting 35 in total.

Pitching was the primary focus on the final day. The Royals nabbed 20 pitchers with their 30 total picks.

Following Witt Jr.'s selection at No. 2 overall, the Royals did not choose a high school talent again until pick No. 16. The remaining high schoolers the Royals selected were taken near the end of the draft. Four of the final five rounds were used to take prep talent.

The Royals will have until August 15 to reach an agreement with the 41 draftees.

Round	Player	Position	School
11	Vinnie Pasquantino	1B	Old Dominion University
12	Adam Lukas	RHP	University of Evansville
13	Tyler Tolbert	SS	University of Alabama Birmingham
14	Justin Hooper	LHP	UCLA
15	Sean Bretz	RHP	University of Houston
16	Erick Figueroa	RHP	Juan Jose Maunez HS (Puerto Rico)
17	A.J. Franklin	LHP	Vanderbilt
18	Burle Bixon	CF	Cosumnes River College
19	Austin Manning	LHP	USC
20	Cody Davenport	RHP	University of Central Arkansas
21	Matthew Stil	RHP	Rowan College at Gloucester Co.
22	Jake Means	3B	Indiana State University
23	Elliot Anderson	LHP	Auburn University
24	Alex Smith	LHP	University of Memphis
25	Josh Broughton	RHP	Valdosta State University
26	Jay Charleston	2B	University of Tennessee
27	Zack Phillips	LHP	University of Mississippi
28	Riley Boyd	RHP	Jefferson College
29	Jon Beymer	RHP	Wabash Valley College
30	Jimmy Govern	2B	Eastern Illinois University
31	Mikey Filia	CF	UC Irvine
32	Saul Garza	C	Louisiana State University
33	Patrick Smith	LHP	Purdue
34	Justin Fall	LHP	Brookdale CC
35	Jonah Dipoto	RHP	UC San Diego
36	Andy Martín	CF	Hialeah Senior HS (Fla.)
37	Reggie Crawford	LHP	North Schuylkill HS
38	Augie Sylk	LHP	USC
39	Jorge Corona	C	Miami Killian HS (Fla.)
40	David Estevez	RHP	Pembroke Pines Charter HS (Fla.)