The Royals have long relied on the draft to provide a cheap pipeline of talent, but since they signed free agent Ian Kennedy last winter, they have forfeited their first round pick in tonight's draft. The Royals have the 67th pick, the first time they will enter the draft without a first round pick since 1990.
What kind of player can you expect with the 67th pick? With the 67th pick, the New York Yankees took a lanky left-handed pitcher from Louisiana named Ron Guidry, a future four-time All-Star and Cy Young winner. With the 67th pick, the Chicago Cubs took a right-hander out of Western Illinois University named Rick Reuschel, who would go on to win 214 games.