| MLB First Round Draft Picks - Kansas City Royals | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2015 | Nolan Watson | RHP | Lawrence North HS (Indianapolis) | 33 |
| 2015 | Ashe Russell | RHP | Cathedral High School (Indianapolis) | 21 |
| 2014 | Brandon Finnegan | LHP | TCU | 17 |
| 2013 | Hunter Dozier | SS | Stephen F. Austin | 8 |
| 2012 | Kyle Zimmer | RHP | San Francisco | 5 |
| 2011 | Derek (Bubba) Starling | OF | Gardner Edgerton High School (KS) | 5 |
| 2010 | Christian Colon | SS | Cal State Fullerton | 4 |
| 2009 | Aaron Crow | RHP | Fort Worth Cats (Missouri) | 12 |
| 2008 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | American Heritage H.S., Plantation, Fla. | 3 |
| 2007 | Mike Moustakas | SS | Chatsworth (Calif.) HS | 2 |
| 2006 | Luke Hochevar | RHP | Wray, Colo. | 1 |
| 2005 | Alex Gordon | 3B | Nebraska | 2 |
| 2004 | Matt Campbell | LHP | South Carolina | 29 |
| 2004 | Billy Butler | 1B/3B | Wolfson HS, Jacksonville | 14 |
| 2003 | Mitchell Myer | C | U. of Toledo | 30 |
| 2003 | Chris Lubanski | OF | Kennedy-Kenrick HS | 5 |
| 2002 | Zack Greinke | RHP | Apopka, FL | 6 |
| 2001 | Colt Griffin | RHP | Marshall (Texas) HS | 9 |
| 2000 | Mike Stodolka | LHP | Corona, CA | 4 |
| 1999 | Mike Macdougal | RHP | Wake Forest U. | 25 |
| 1999 | Kyle Snyder | RHP | U. of North Carolina | 7 |
| 1998 | Matt Burch | RHP | Va. Commonwealth U. | 30 |
| 1998 | Jeff Austin | RHP | Stanford U. | 4 |
| 1997 | Dan Reichert | RHP | U of the Pacific | 7 |
| 1996 | Dermal Brown | OF | Marlboro, NY | 14 |
| 1995 | Juan Lebron | OF | Arroyo, PR | 19 |
| 1994 | Matt Smith | 1B | Grants Pass, OR | 16 |
| 1993 | Jeff Granger | LHP | Texas A&M U | 5 |
| 1992 | James Pittsley | RHP | Dubois, PA | 17 |
| 1992 | Michael Tucker | SS-2B | Longwood College | 10 |
| 1991 | Joseph Vitiello | OF | U of Alabama | 7 |
| 1989 | Brent Mayne | C | Cal State Fullerton | 13 |
| 1988 | Hugh Walker | OF | Jacksonville, AR | 18 |
| 1987 | Kevin Appier | RHP | Antelope Valley JC | 9 |
| 1986 | Tony Clements | SS | Chino, CA | 24 |
| 1985 | Brian McRae | SS | Blue Springs, FL | 17 |
| 1984 | Scott Bankhead | RHP | U of North Carolina | 16 |
| 1983 | Gary Thurman | OF | Indianapolis, IN | 21 |
| 1982 | John Morris | OF | Seton Hall U | 10 |
| 1981 | Dave Leeper | OF | U of Southern California | 23 |
| 1980 | Frank Wills | RHP | Tulane U | 16 |
| 1979 | Atlee Hammaker | LHP | E. Tennessee State U | 21 |
| 1978 | Buddy Biancalana | SS | Greenbrae, CA | 25 |
| 1977 | Mike Jones | LHP | Pittsford, NY | 21 |
| 1976 | Ben Grzybek | RHP | Hialeah, FL | 18 |
| 1975 | Clint Hurdle | OF | Merritt Island, FL | 9 |
| 1974 | Willie Wilson | OF | Summit, NJ | 18 |
| 1973 | Lew Olsen | RHP | Alamo, CA | 9 |
| 1972 | Jamie Quirk | SS | Whittier, CA | 18 |
| 1971 | Roy Branch | RHP | St. Louis, MO | 5 |
| 1970 | Rex Goodson | C | Longview, TX | 8 |
| 1969 | *-John Simmons | SS | Childersburg, AL | 23 |