Dean’s Dozen: Our Top 12 Orioles prospects for the 2017 season
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No. 5
Cody Sedlock, RHP
2016 Statistics: 0-1, 3.00 ERA, 25 Ks, 13 BBs in 27 innings (Aberdeen)
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The Orioles took things slowly with their top 2016 pick (27th overall) to kick off his professional career. Sedlock, 21, pitched three innings in each of his nine starts with Aberdeen this past season, and he only threw more than 50 pitches twice. He held opponents to one run or less in seven of those appearances. While ranking the Illinois product as the No. 5 prospect in the New York-Penn League in 2016, Baseball America said, “Sedlock’s frame and potential for three plus pitches give him a high ceiling as a starter at the next level.” His fastball routinely reaches into the upper 90s and features a lot of movement. I’d like to see more of Sedlock before making a concrete prediction about his future, but it’s encouraging to see him make a successful first step up the ladder.
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