Assuming a draft lottery won’t take effect until 2023, the Orioles will have the first pick in the 2022 draft. It will be the second time in the last four years the team has picked first. In the 2019 draft, they selected Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman. In the 2020 draft, when...
If Oriole fans are looking for a connection to the World Series, they’ll have to search diligently. None of the players on...
BALTIMORE—Colton Cowser and Connor Norby, the Orioles’ first two draft picks, enjoyed their day in Baltimore and seemed comfortable with their new team. “I enjoyed lunch with my family, and have been treated with nothing but hospitality,” said Cowser, who was the fifth overall pick from Sam Houston State University. The outfielder,...
For the first time, Major League Baseball scheduled its draft to begin the night before the Home Run Derby as part of All-Star Game festivities. In previous years, the draft was held in early June. There was a lot happening on Sunday. It was the final Orioles game of a disappointing first...
After taking just one pitcher in their first 11 draft picks, the Orioles took eight in the third and final day of...
After the Orioles selected Sam Houston State outfielder Colton Cowser with the fifth overall selection on Sunday night, it was natural to...
Mike Elias knew about Colton Cowser when he was scouting for the Houston Astros. Cowser was playing top-level high school baseball in...
The Orioles selected Sam Houston State University outfielder Colton Cowser with the fifth pick in the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday...
BALTIMORE—Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias is narrowing his list of candidates for the team’s first pick in the Major League Baseball draft, which begins Sunday. The Orioles have the fifth pick. “We’re getting close,” Elias said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen ahead of us. I imagine I could...
The Major League Baseball draft begins on Sunday, and here are some questions and answers about it. This year’s draft is more than a month later than in previous years. This way, it doesn’t conflict with June’s College World Series and is part of the All-Star Game festivities in Denver. Where do...