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No. 12: Michael Baumann, RHP
2017 Statistics: 4-2, 1.28 ERA, 43 Ks, 19 BBs in 42 1/3 innings (minors)
The Orioles picked Hays’ former teammate at Jacksonville University in the third round of last summer’s first-year-player draft. Baumann, 22, pitched one scoreless inning in the Gulf Coast League before jumping to Aberdeen. In 10 games (nine starts) with the IronBirds, he only gave up six earned runs. Baumann went 4-0 with a 0.70 ERA in five starts in August. He struck out 24 batters and gave up only 15 hits in 25 2/3 innings in that span. Baumann will remain in a starting role for now – likely at Delmarva to start 2018 – but he could move to the bullpen in the long run. I’ll take a wait-and-see approach with how it shakes out.
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