Royals complete day two of Draft
The Kansas City Royals completed the second day of the 2015 First-Year Rule 4 Player Draft today, selecting eight players after drafting right-handed pitchers Ashe Russell, Nolan Watson and Josh Staumont on Monday.
The Royals first selection of the day came in the third round (98th overall) with 21-year-old center fielder Anderson Miller from Western Kentucky University. Left-handed pitcher Garrett Davila from South Point High School (NC) was the club's fourth-round pick (129th overall), while KC took center fielder Roman Collins from Florida Atlantic University in the fifth round (159th overall).
The club drafted two high school players, one junior college player and five players from four-year colleges today. Among the 11 players selected over the first two days, the position-by-position breakdown includes: seven pitchers (four right-handers, three left-handers), one infielder and three outfielders.
Below is a complete list of the players selected by the Kansas City Royals through the first two days of the 2015 Rule 4 First-Year Player Draft. The draft concludes with rounds 11-40 on Wednesday, beginning at 11:00 a.m. CDT.
Rnd | Sel # | Name | Pos | School |
1 | 21 | Ashe Russell | RHP | Cathedral Catholic HS (IN) |
1 | 33 | Nolan Watson | RHP | Lawrence North HS (IN) |
2 | 64 | Josh Staumont | RHP | Azusa Pacific University (CA) |
3 | 98 | Anderson Miller | CF | Western Kentucky Univ. |
4 | 129 | Garrett Davila | LHP | South Point HS (NC) |
5 | 159 | Roman Collins | CF | Florida Atlantic University |
6 | 189 | Cody Jones | CF | Texas Christian University |
7 | 219 | Gabriel Cancel | SS | Padre Anibal Reyes Belen HS (PR) |
8 | 249 | Andre Davis | LHP | University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff |
9 | 279 | Joey Markus | LHP | Indian River State College (FL) |
10 | 309 | Alex Luna | RHP | University of Alabama-Birmingham |