2018 MLB Draft
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June 11, 2018 at 7:00 am
Factoids, quotes and tidbits about each of the Orioles’ 40 draft picks in 2018
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...
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June 6, 2018 at 10:51 pm
Wrapping up O’s 2018 draft; five more local prospects selected
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....
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June 5, 2018 at 10:01 pm
Orioles add pitching; three local players taken on day two of MLB Draft
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...
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June 4, 2018 at 9:06 pm
Orioles select RHP Grayson Rodriguez at No. 11 overall, Oregon State SS Cadyn Grenier at No. 37
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...
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at 7:00 am
Ranking the top draft-eligible prospects in Maryland — high schools and colleges
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...
