KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The first five picks exemplified the balance in the Royals' 2002 First-Year Player Draft.

The Royals got a prize prospect in right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke, followed by catcher Adam Donachie, first baseman David Jensen, left-handed pitcher Daniel Christensen and middle infielder Donald Murphy. A righty, a lefty, a receiver and three promising bats. Three high school players, two college players.

To the Royals, balance was beautiful.

"You could see the type of draft we were having," Kansas City scouting director Deric Ladnier said. "It was a good blend of just about every player you could possibly want, high school and college."

Ladnier said the Royals used Day 2 to fill out the needs of their farm clubs for the Gulf Coast League and the Northwest League in Spokane. Kansas City also selected some "draft and follow" guys who may be headed to junior college. The Royals will retain their rights.

"I was very pleased with the blend of different types of players," Royals general manager Allard Baird said. "High school guys, college guys. Athletes with upside, guys who are less projection and more present skill. This was a draft that was probably down a little going in. I think Deric and his staff maximized the ability that was presented to us very well."

The next step will be signing players and getting them into the system. Ladnier said he spoke with Greinke's representative Wednesday morning.

"We discussed some issues, kind of set the stage for the way we're going to conduct business," Ladnier said. "I've spoken with Zack and he's excited about it. I've spoken with Adam Donachie. He's excited."

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Greinke, the pitcher from Apopka (Fla.) High School was the No. 6 overall pick Colt Griffin, the Royals' first-round pick in 2001 who went No. 9 overall, signed a $2.4 million deal.

"It's a process," Baird said of the Greinke negotiations. "We'd like, obviously, to get it done quick. They'd like to get it done quick. But these things sometimes take time. To put a time frame on it, you can't do that. We have a young kid who we think a lot of. We think he's a very polished right-handed starting pitcher. The sooner he gets out, the better it's going to be for him and the organization. I think both sides know that. As long as both sides have a theme to work off of - and I believe we do in this situation - then things work themselves out."

Robert Falkoff covers the Royals at MLB.com. This story was not subject to approval by Major League Baseball or its clubs.

	ROYALS 2002 DRAFT PICKS
	6	DONALD Z GREINKE	SS	APOPKA HS
	47	ADAM M DONACHIE	C	TIMBERCREEK HS
	78	DAVID C JENSEN	1B	BRIGHAM YOUNG U
	108	DANIEL J CHRISTENSEN	LHP	XAVERIAN HS
	138	DONALD R MURPHY	SS	ORANGE COAST COL
	168	BRANDON L JONES	SS LF	WEWAHITCHKA HS
	198	JONAH J BAYLISS	RHP	TRINITY COL
	228	KENARD K SPRINGER	3B	NETTLETON HS
	258	MATHEW D TUPMAN	C	U MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
	288	ALONZO G ATENCIO	RHP	LAMAR CC
	318	KAINOA E OBREY	3B	BRIGHAM YOUNG U
	348	ADAM P KEIM	SS	COASTAL CAROLINA U
	378	WILLIAM R MEYER	C	TEXAS A&M U
	408	STEPHEN G CHAMBERLAIN	RHP	U PORTLAND
	438	MICAH K KAAIHUE	1B	IOLANI HS
	468	ERIC C ACKERMAN	LHP	U PITTSBURGH
	498	JASON C BARTZ	RHP	U SOUTH FLORIDA
	528	DONALD R POLES	OF	PITT CC
	558	ALEX I CROOKS	1B	SIERRA VISTA HS
	588	NATHAN J ZETTLER	RHP	UNION COL
	618	STEVE F MENA	3B SS	SOUTH MIAMI HS
	648	NICHOLAS J BATES	RHP	MICHIGAN ST U
	678	TIM FREND	LF	DAVIDSON COL
	708	MICHAEL S AGUILAR	RHP	FRANKLIN HS
	738	CARLOS J CABALLERO	CF	INES MARIA MENDOZA
	768	JOSEPH N BROWN	CF	VICKSBURG HS
	798	MICHAEL HERNANDEZ	OF	XAVERIAN HS
	828	ROBERT F GRANA	C	CC SOUTHERN NEVADA
	858	MICHAEL E HONCE	RHP	BRIDGEPORT HS
	888	CLINTON F JOHNSON	RHP	MURRAH HS
	918	MATTHEW L CASTILLO	RF	MESA CC
	948	LEON B STEPHENS	CF	VIRGINIA ST U
	978	CESAR CARRILLO	RHP	MOUNT CARMEL HS
	1008	ERIC M LONNQUIST	SS	MINNESOTA ST U-MANKATO
	1038	ROBERT T KIMMONS	RHP	MANDEVILLE HS
	1068	CHRISTOPHER C TURNER	C	EL DORADO HS
	1098	JASON L WARD	RHP	UTAH VALLEY STATE JC
	1128	JUSTIN R TAYLOR	RHP	BAYLOR U
	1158	ERIC L HULLINGER	RHP	KISHWAUKEE JC
	1188	VINCE BERRY	LF	TRITON COL
	1218	DREW D ENDICOTT	RHP	UNIVERSITY MISSOURI
	1248	ODELL R COSBY	LF 3B	PARIS HS
	1278	DAVID A NELSON	LHP	NORTH CAROLINA A&T U
	1306	BRYAN S MCCAULLEY	RHP	SAN JACINTO JC
	1334	ANDREW SCHOLL	LF 1B	LAMAR CC
	1361	DEVAN E EWELL	CF LF	OSBORNE HS
	1387	TY C WALLACE	C	NEWMAN SMITH HS
	1413	LENNY R BAYS	RHP	NORTHERN KENTUCKY U
	1439	LUIS A RIVERA	SS	CARVIN SCHOOL
	1463	MATTHEW HOBBS	LHP	U MISSOURI