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....
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...
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...
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...
Ryan Kulick’s walkoff hit against Severna Park in the Class 4A championship game last Friday got the nod from our voters in the final “Prep Ballplayer of the Week” vote of 2018. The junior, down to the team’s last strike, slapped a two-out, two-run single up the middle for Howard’s first state...
All of Maryland’s four-year schools have concluded their baseball seasons, and so it’s time to reflect back on the year. There was a lot of competition, but here are the state’s top collegiate players at each position and the three best pitchers — all starters.
I’ve got bad news and good news for you, folks. And then more bad news. The bad news is that the Orioles once again found a unique way to lose a ballgame Wednesday night. After being dominated for eight innings by three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, the Orioles had a...
The high school baseball season officially wrapped up this past week. Last Monday, the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) ‘A’ and ‘B’ Conference champions – Archbishop Curley and Boys’ Latin, respectively — were crowned. As that was happening, nine Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) regional finals were underway. Two more rounds...
It’s the day after a holiday. We’ll talk in whispers. Keep the lights down somewhat low. And we won’t get too analytical today. In fact, we won’t get analytical at all. Today, we are going to discuss the most trivial of all matters. But, apparently, something so trivial got a bunch of...
Back by popular demand (or maybe despite it), it’s Stats All, Folks! I began this feature last year as a primer into the world of sabermetrics and analytics. My goal is to provide a basic introduction to advanced baseball statistics for people who want to learn more. Last year, I discussed WAR,...