The Royals finished with a 74-88 record, which will most likely give them the #9 pick in the 2022 amateur draft. The caveat is that the current Collective Bargaining Agreement setting draft order rules expires this fall, and baseball could have a new way of determining draft order next season. Or there may not be a draft at all. Or baseball. Life is fragile.
The #9 pick is the latest the Royals have selected since 2018, when they took Brady Singer with the #18 pick. The last time they had the #9 pick was 2001 when they selected high school pitcher Colt Griffin, who never reached the big leagues.