Minors
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June 14, 2017 at 11:01 pm
Local products were frequent selections in draft’s final day
The Orioles made 30 selections on Day Three of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday, completing rounds 11-40. This year, the O’s selected 41 players overall: 21 pitchers and 20 position players, with 29 of the selections being college athletes. The team chose 12 right-handed pitchers, nine left-handed pitchers, eight infielders, seven outfielders, four...
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June 13, 2017 at 7:51 pm
MLB Draft Day Two: Orioles add more pitching; four local products selected
As the second day of the 2017 amateur draft comes to a close, we wanted to highlight not only the Orioles’ selections, but also local high school and college players taken by the other 29 organizations. Here are profiles of the O’s Tuesday picks, as well as four local products who had...
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June 12, 2017 at 9:47 pm
Orioles select Georgia high school left-hander DL Hall at No. 21 overall; Gilman grad Gavin Sheets goes to White Sox
With their earliest selection in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft since 2012, the Orioles took Valdosta (Ga.) High School left-hander DL Hall at No. 21 on Monday night. “It was a very exciting and emotional time,” Hall said during a conference call with reporters around midnight Monday. “It’s always cool to hear...
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2017 Draft Preview: Orioles select 21st overall; Sheets, Solomon are top local products
When the Orioles pick 21st in the first round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft Monday night, they’ll be making the club’s earliest selection since 2012 – which was the inaugural one under executive vice president Dan Duquette and scouting director Gary Rajsich. That year, the Orioles chose Louisiana State University right-hander...
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June 11, 2017 at 7:00 am
Ten seasons in the minors — five at Double-A — and Rosa continues to pursue his dream
Garabez Rosa exudes patience in his pursuit of the big leagues. Yet he also realizes the urgency in attaining that dream. Somehow, though, the two forces never conflict for the Double-A Bowie utility man, who is arguably the most patient and most unique member of the entire Orioles’ organization – and one...
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June 8, 2017 at 2:55 pm
Minor League Podcast: Graham gives his perspective on top Orioles’ prospects
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play With apologies to Adam Pohl and Dean Jones Jr., there’s no one who knows the Orioles’ farm system quite like Brian Graham, the organization’s director of player development. Graham has been with the Orioles for 10 seasons and at the center of the...
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June 6, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Mullins’ return highlights week in O’s minors
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Just don’t tell my wife I said that. She would tell you that’s the Christmas season. Of course, I know Christmas, her birthday, my two sons’ birthdays, our anniversary and my birthday mean a lot more on a personal level than any of the...
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June 3, 2017 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: Salcedo discusses baseball life in Venezuela; Arnold talks Keys
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play If you’ve ever wanted to know a little more about what it’s like for an international amateur to sign a baseball contract, today’s Minor League Podcast is for you. Adam Pohl, the voice of the Double-A Bowie Baysox, spends several minutes talking with...
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May 30, 2017 at 7:00 am
Some historic homers in Frederick, and Pedro Alvarez is again mashing Triple-A pitching
It took 3,927 games for it to happen once. And then it happened again two days later. Nick Markakis never did it. Matt Wieters never did it. Manny Machado never did it. Even Billy Rowell never did it. (Still too soon?) Last week, outfielder Austin Hays and shortstop Ryan Mountcastle became the...
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May 27, 2017 at 7:00 am
Minor League Podcast: DJ Stewart discusses his game, his stance and his famous buddy
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play There may be no more intriguing prospect in the Orioles’ system than outfielder DJ Stewart. Because it’s difficult to know exactly what the club has in him. There’s an impressive pedigree – he was the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year....
