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Welcome!
Consider this your official thread for anything and everything about tonight's Rule IV First-Year Player Draft.
In tonight's coverage we'll see the first two full rounds of picks which includes:
First Round
Compensation Round A
Competitive Balance Round A
Second Round
Competitive Balance Round B
All in all we'll see the Royals make four selections tonight:
#17 Overall
# 28 Overall
#40 Overall
#56 Overall
Here are how the bonus slot values work out in the First Round and Compensation A Round.
| Round | Pick # | Team | Allotment |
| 1 | 1 | Houston Astros | $7,922,100 |
| 1 | 2 | Miami Marlins | $6,821,800 |
| 1 | 3 | Chicago White Sox | $5,721,500 |
| 1 | 4 | Chicago Cubs | $4,621,200 |
| 1 | 5 | Minnesota Twins | $3,851,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Seattle Mariners | $3,575,900 |
| 1 | 7 | Philadelphia Phillies | $3,300,900 |
| 1 | 8 | Colorado Rockies | $3,190,800 |
| 1 | 9 | Toronto Blue Jays | $3,080,800 |
| 1 | 10 | New York Mets | $2,970,800 |
| 1 | 11 | &Toronto Blue Jays | $2,888,300 |
| 1 | 12 | Milwaukee Brewers | $2,805,700 |
| 1 | 13 | San Diego Padres | $2,723,300 |
| 1 | 14 | San Francisco Giants | $2,613,200 |
| 1 | 15 | Los Angeles Angels | $2,475,600 |
| 1 | 16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | $2,338,200 |
| 1 | 17 | Kansas City Royals | $2,200,600 |
| 1 | 18 | Washington Nationals | $2,145,600 |
| 1 | 19 | Cincinnati Reds | $2,090,500 |
| 1 | 20 | Tampa Bay Rays | $2,035,500 |
| 1 | 21 | Cleveland Indians | $2,008,100 |
| 1 | 22 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $1,980,500 |
| 1 | 23 | Detroit Tigers | $1,953,100 |
| 1 | 24 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $1,925,500 |
| 1 | 25 | Oakland Athletics | $1,898,000 |
| 1 | 26 | Boston Red Sox | $1,870,500 |
| 1 | 27 | St. Louis Cardinals | $1,843,000 |
| 1 | 28 | *Kansas City Royals | $1,815,500 |
| 1 | 29 | *Cincinnati Reds | $1,788,000 |
| 1 | 30 | *Texas Rangers | $1,760,500 |
| 1 | 31 | *Cleveland Indians | $1,733,000 |
| 1 | 32 | *Atlanta Braves | $1,705,400 |
| 1 | 33 | *Boston Red Sox | $1,678,000 |
| 1 | 34 | *St. Louis Cardinals | $1,650,400 |
As far as the Royals go, here are the slot values for their first four picks as well as a 5% overage amount.
| Pick # | Slot Value | +5% |
| #17 | $2,200,600 | $2,310,630 |
| #28 | $1,815,500 | $1,906,275 |
| #40 | $1,420,800 | $1,491,840 |
| #56 | $1,003,200 | $1,053,360 |
Let's get this thing started...