Perhaps the biggest news, though, was whom the Royals didn't lose. First baseman prospect Balbino Fuenmayor, the Royals' Player of the Year at Double-A Northwest Arkansas and No. 27 prospect in the organization, was left exposed off the 40-man roster, but he was not selected.
Stumpf, a 24-year-old left-hander, was the Royals' ninth-round pick in 2012. He went 5-4 with a 3.57 ERA at Northwest Arkansas last season. Royals vice president/assistant general manager J.J. Picollo said he knew there was a chance Stumpf would be selected.
"Not real surprising," Picollo said. "Good left-hander.