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1988 Kansas City Royals Draft Class
1988 Kansas City Royals
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1988 1 18 June-Reg Hugh Walker OF Yes HS Jacksonville (Jacksonville,AR) OF 6-0 207 L R 1970-02-09 Jacksonville,AR AA 1988-1997 1988 2 48 June-Reg Bob Hamelin 1B Yes College Santiago Canyon College 1B 6-0 235 L L 1967-11-29 Elizabeth,NJ MLB 1993-1998 1987-1999 1988 3 75 June-Reg Joel Johnston P Yes FA Pennsylvania P 6-4 220 R R 1967-03-08 West Chester,PA MLB 1991-1995 1986-1996 1988 4 101 June-Reg Greg Harvey P Yes College Seminole Florida P 6-3 200 R R 1967-10-09 Sachse,TX AA 1988-1992 1988 5 127 June-Reg Tim Spehr OF Yes College Arizona State C 6-2 185 R R 1966-07-02 Excelsior Springs,MO MLB 1991-1999 1988-2001 1988 6 153 June-Reg Jim Smith P Yes College Jacksonville State P 5-11 185 R R 1966-11-24 Erie,PA AA 1988-1991 1988 7 179 June-Reg Frankie Watson OF Yes College Longwood OF 6-1 180 L L 1967-05-22 Chase City,VA A- 1988-1988 1988 8 205 June-Reg Randy Vaughn P Yes College Shelton State CC P 6-0 185 R R 1967-12-30 Mobile,AL AA 1988-1995 1988 9 231 June-Reg Jeff Hulse OF Yes College Kansas State OF 6-0 190 R R 1966-02-08 Fort Worth,TX A+ 1987-1990 1988 10 257 June-Reg Jeff Garber 2B Yes College James Madison IF-OF 5-11 177 R R 1966-09-27 McConnellsburg,PA AAA 1985-1995 1988 11 283 June-Reg Mike Magnante P Yes College UCLA P 6-1 210 L L 1965-06-17 Glendale,CA MLB 1991-2002 1985-2002 1988 12 309 June-Reg Steve Otto p Yes College Saint Xavier U. (Ill.) P 6-2 210 R R 1966-12-24 Chicago,IL A+ 1988-1990 1988 13 335 June-Reg David Rolls C Yes College San Diego C 6-0 195 R R 1966-10-01 Medina,OH AA 1985-1994 1988 14 361 June-Reg Victor Cole p Yes College Santa Clara P 5-10 160 B R 1968-01-23 Leningrad,RU MLB 1992-1992 1988-2001 1988 15 387 June-Reg Kyle Balch p Yes College Vanderbilt P 6-3 190 R R 1966-09-01 A+ 1988-1988 1988 16 413 June-Reg Kerwin Moore OF Yes HS King (Detroit,MI) CF 6-1 190 B R 1970-10-29 Detroit,MI MLB 1996-1996 1988-1999 1988 17 439 June-Reg John Conner p Yes College Rose State P 6-6 240 R R 1969-07-01 Muskogee,OK A+ 1988-1991 1988 18 465 June-Reg Stan Bowling p Yes HS DeSales (Louisville,KY) P 6-2 185 R R 1969-12-22 Louisville,KY Rk 1988-1989 1988 19 491 June-Reg Marvin Mayberry C Yes HS Cody (Detroit,MI) C 6-1 185 R R 1970-01-16 Detroit,MI Rk 1988-1988 1988 20 517 June-Reg John Cuda p No HS Penn Hills (Pittsburgh,PA) P 6-3 206 R R 1969-12-14 Pittsburgh,PA Rk 1992-1992 1988 21 543 June-Reg Milt Richardson OF Yes College Skyline OF 5-11 172 R R 1967-05-08 Pacifica,CA A- 1988-1989 1988 22 569 June-Reg Frank Halcovich OF-1B Yes College Arizona P 6-2 210 R R 1966-07-07 Granada Hills,CA A 1987-1988 1988 23 595 June-Reg Kyle Irvin p Yes College Oral Roberts P 6-0 200 R R 1964-12-30 Broken Arrow,OK A- 1984-1988 1988 24 621 June-Reg Kelvin Davis SS Yes College Longwood SS 5-11 175 R R 1965-11-29 Lynchburg,VA A- 1988-1988 1988 25 647 June-Reg Zach Kimbell p Yes College Kansas State P 6-4 195 R 1966-07-16 Yates Center,KS A 1987-1988 1988 26 673 June-Reg Chad Stombaugh C Yes College Rend Lake College C 6-2 190 R R 1968-02-23 Quincy,IL A+ 1988-1988 1988 27 699 June-Reg Rich Gonzales OF-1B No College Santiago Canyon College OF-1B 6-2 195 R R 1967-03-10 Diamond Bar,CA A+ 1990-1991 1988 28 725 June-Reg Gerald Ingram OF Yes College Western Kentucky OF 6-3 190 R R 1966-04-09 Chicago,IL A- 1985-1988 1988 29 751 June-Reg Ronald Collins 1B Yes College Mt. San Jacinto 1B 6-2 210 R R 1968-05-18 Beaumont,CA A- 1988-1989 1988 30 777 June-Reg John Gilcrist OF Yes College Indian River CC OF 5-10 175 R R 1967-05-16 Harrisburg,PA A+ 1988-1991 1988 31 803 June-Reg John McCormick p Yes College Ohio State P 6-4 215 L L 1966-11-04 Cleveland,OH A+ 1988-1991 1988 32 829 June-Reg Steve Osik p Yes College Long Island-Brooklyn P 6-0 180 R R 1966-07-08 Shoreham,NY A 1987-1989 1988 33 855 June-Reg Mike Beall 1B Yes College Saint Thomas 1B 6-2 195 L L 1966-06-11 Miami,FL A+ 1988-1990 1988 34 881 June-Reg Mike Gillette C No College Michigan C 6-1 195 R R 1967-03-17 St. Joseph,MI AAA 1986-2001 1988 35 907 June-Reg Steve Preston 2B Yes College Michigan State 2B 5-9 160 B R 1967-01-27 Kalamazoo,MI A+ 1988-1989 1988 36 933 June-Reg Greg Prusia Of Yes College Alfred University OF 6-2 195 R R 1966-06-05 Endicott,NY A 1988-1989 1988 37 959 June-Reg Brad Seitzer SS-3B No College Lincoln Land CC SS-3B 6-2 195 R R 1970-02-02 Springfield,IL AAA 1989-2001 1988 38 985 June-Reg Dean McMillin p No HS Ventura (Ventura,CA) P L L Ventura,CA 1988 39 1010 June-Reg Brad Hopper p Yes College Fullerton College P 6-1 185 R R 1968-06-15 Ann Arbor,MI AA 1988-1991 1988 40 1035 June-Reg Jim Austin Of No HS Mater Dei (Santa Ana,CA) OF 6-0 180 R R 1969-12-26 Orange,CA A+ 1990-1993 1988 41 1060 June-Reg Mickey Kerns SS No HS Hancock (Hancock,MD) OF 6-1 185 R R 1970-03-01 Hancock,MD A 1991-1996 1988 42 1085 June-Reg Greg Blevins of No College NE Oklahoma AM C 6-3 210 R R 1969-04-14 Choctaw,OK A 1990-1991 1988 43 1110 June-Reg John Gross p Yes HS Clovis (Clovis,CA) P 6-0 165 R R 1970-06-26 Clovis,CA A+ 1989-1993 1988 44 1134 June-Reg William Melvin of No HS Monsignor Edward Pace (Miami,FL) OF Miami,FL 1988 45 1157 June-Reg David Fletcher p No HS Yucca Valley (Yucca Valley,CA) P 6-0 200 R R 1969-08-13 Cerritos,CA Rk 1990-1990 1988 46 1178 June-Reg Jerome Byers of Yes HS Washington (Kansas City,KS) OF 6-1 200 L R 1970-01-11 Kansas City,KS Rk 1989-1989 1988 47 1198 June-Reg Kim Cornist of No College Solano CC (CA) OF 5-10 175 L L 1968-12-12 Fairfield,CA 1988 48 1216 June-Reg Jose Fernandez of No College Florida C 6-3 190 L R 1967-08-24 New York,NY AAA 1987-1994 1988 49 1233 June-Reg Jason Bryans p Yes College Macomb CC P 6-2 185 R R 1967-10-18 Windsor,ON A 1989-1991 49 record(s)
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