Last week, Major League Baseball held its annual, first-year-player draft. The Orioles selected 22 pitchers and 18 position players in the three-day event. Breaking it down further, the club took 16 right-handed pitchers and six lefties. Of the position players, seven each were listed as infielders and outfielders, while the Orioles added...
Major League Baseball’s first-year-player draft wrapped up Wednesday evening. On the third and final day, the Baltimore Orioles drafted 14 pitchers and 16 position players. Four of those pitchers are left-handed. Overall, the Orioles used their 40 picks on 16 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, seven infielders, seven outfielders and four catchers....
Day two of Major League Baseball’s first-year-player draft wrapped up Tuesday evening. Here’s a look at how Baltimore fared — as well as the Maryland-based players taken. Orioles add pitching once again For the fifth consecutive draft, Baltimore has selected at least five pitchers within the first 10 rounds. On Tuesday, the Orioles...
With the present-day Orioles in such a sorry state, the club got a much-needed chance to look toward the future Monday night. The Orioles selected right-handed pitcher Grayson Rodriguez out of Central Heights (Tex.) High School with the 11th overall pick in the 2018 amateur draft. “Grayson Rodriguez is a future power...
Despite some impressive play in the high school postseason and runs of unprecedented success by several local college programs, this year does not appear to be a particularly stout campaign for Maryland amateurs when it comes to Major League Baseball’s first-year-player draft. It would be stunning if a Maryland product was selected...