2020 MLB Draft
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June 9, 2020 at 7:00 am
Elias says Orioles aren’t focusing on specific position with No. 2 pick
In the baseball draft, as in its NFL counterpart, general managers like to say that they’re looking for the best available athlete. As Wednesday’s first round approaches, Mike Elias, who’ll make the selection for the Orioles, doesn’t have a specific model of player he’s looking for with the second overall choice. “We...
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June 8, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Mike Elias says Orioles are considering five players for the No. 2 pick
General manager Mike Elias said that the Orioles’ preparation for the two-day Major League Baseball draft that begins on Wednesday is “near complete.” The Orioles have six picks in the draft, and they choose second for the first time in club history. Elias said the team is considering five players. “A lot...
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A possible 50-game baseball season; Preparing for the MLB draft; Ciolek on signing undrafted players
Had Major League Baseball and the Players Association come to an agreement on economic and health issues, teams likely would have been regathering this week. MLB’s idea of an 82-game season beginning the July 4 weekend looks to be dead unless there’s a sudden turn in the negotiations. There has been chatter...
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2.9K13June 5, 2020 at 7:00 amLooking ahead to next week’s baseball draft with the Orioles’ Brad Ciolek
The truncated Major League Baseball draft is on June 10 and 11, and the Orioles have the second pick and three selections...
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May 26, 2020 at 7:00 am
The good, the bad and the ugly in Orioles’ draft history
In the condensed Major League Baseball draft on June 10 and 11, the Orioles, who have the second overall selection, will get to add six players. Since the draft began in 1965, it’s given the Orioles some outstanding players, and ones they’d rather forget. Drafts to Remember: The Orioles had excellent teams...
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5.1K29May 6, 2020 at 7:00 amMLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis projects Orioles’ options for 2020 draft
The Orioles have the second pick in this summer’s Major League Baseball draft, which might be as short as five rounds. They...
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March 10, 2020 at 7:00 am
Nine draft prospects for Oriole fans to watch
Once Opening Day passes and the Orioles start to grind their way through the first weeks of the second season of the Mike Elias regime, more and more attention will be placed on the 2020 MLB Draft. After drafting Adley Rutschman No. 1 overall last year to be the face of the...
