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The O's '21 draft class of pitchers looks a lot like 2019

The O's '21 draft class of pitchers looks a lot like 2019
We now have the facts as they relate to pitchers and the Orioles in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft. We do know they drafted just one pitcher in the first 10 rounds and then took eight from rounds 11 through 19. A run broken up only when they selected Florida Southern first baseman Jacob Teter in round 13. Over time we will find out if waiting to draft all those pitchers was a wise move by the Orioles. If Kumar Rocker wins a couple of Cy Young Awards - OK, if he is even a plus starting pitcher...
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Wrapping up the draft, possibly eliminating shifts and more

Wrapping up the draft, possibly eliminating shifts and more
Under former Orioles general manager Andy MacPhail, the motto "Grow the arms, buy the bats," was popular. Under current exec Mike Elias, the motto could be, "Take elite college bats with good contact skills and draft pitchers later on that you are confident you can develop." OK, that might be way too many words for a T-shirt. But in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft, the Orioles selected 21 players with just one from the high school ranks. They drafted nine pitchers, but just one in the...
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O's select righty Dylan Heid in Round 11 of draft (updated)

O's select righty Dylan Heid in Round 11 of draft (updated)
The Orioles started the final day of the First-Year Player Draft by selecting senior right-handed pitcher Dylan Heid from Division II Pitt-Johnstown after he posted some eye-popping stats during the 2021 season. Taken No. 317 overall in round 11, Heid went 7-2 with an ERA of 1.37 in nine starts with four shutouts and six complete games. He allowed 25 hits in 59 1/3 innings with 15 walks and 105 strikeouts. He posted a WHIP of 0.67 and allowed a batting average against of just .126. He was a...
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Day two draft recap with Brad Ciolek and a thrilling derby

Day two draft recap with Brad Ciolek and a thrilling derby
As fans around Birdland noted yesterday that the Orioles have taken just one pitcher so far in this draft, I will take a moment to point out a few things to consider. For one, the Orioles do have several pitchers in the minor league pipeline they like, to include several among their top 30 prospects list and two in overall top 100 lists in Grayson Rodriguez and DL Hall. Also - and we have heard this so many times over so many drafts - you don't select for current need in the First-Year Player...
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O's add East Carolina second baseman in second round (multiple updates)

O's add East Carolina second baseman in second round (multiple updates)
The First-Year Player Draft resumed this afternoon and the Orioles selected East Carolina second baseman Connor Norby with their second-round pick, No. 41 overall. Norby led the nation with 102 hits this year as he batted .415/.484/.659 with 15 doubles, 15 homers, 18 steals, 64 runs and 51 RBIs. He finished eight in the nation in batting average. He was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Norby was ranked as the No. 25 prospect for this draft by FanGraphs.com, No. 44 by...
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Colton Cowser: "It's a dream come true"

Colton Cowser: "It's a dream come true"
Sam Houston State outfielder Colton Cowser said that when the Orioles invited him to Baltimore for a pre-draft workout, he knew they were serious about potentially making him the No. 5 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft. "It's a dream come true," he said late Sunday night in a Zoom interview. "I've dreamed about this and my family's invested a lot into me. You know they've sacrificed all the time. Just to be able to spend it with friends and family means the world to me." For...
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O's Adley Rutschman bats cleanup in Futures Game (O's lose)

O's Adley Rutschman bats cleanup in Futures Game (O's lose)
Orioles top prospect Adley Rutschman had a prime spot in the batting order today in the All-Star Futures Game at Denver's Coors Field. Rutschman began the game as the catcher and batting fourth for the American League team. He is the No. 2 prospect in the sport, but the No. 1 player remaining on the farm with shortstop Wander Franco now in the majors with Tampa Bay. In his first at-bat, leading off the top of the second for the AL team, Rutschman flied out to short left field. He hit a 1-0...
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O's game blog: The final game before the All-Star break

O's game blog: The final game before the All-Star break
It's the final game before the All-Star break this afternoon in Baltimore as the Orioles host the Chicago White Sox to wrap up a three-game series and a rain-shortened homestand of five games. The Orioles will be swept for the 11th time this season if they lose the series finale today. The White Sox won 12-1 Friday night and 8-3 on Saturday afternoon, making the Orioles 1-3 on this homestand. They've lost the last three games at Oriole Park by a combined 30-6 score. The Orioles have 25 hits...
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Britton on Rutschman in Futures Game, plus it's draft day

Britton on Rutschman in Futures Game, plus it's draft day
BOWIE - Since he would be departing his team after Friday's doubleheader to head to Denver for the All-Star Futures Game, catcher Adley Rutschman may have wanted to leave his club on a high note. A go-ahead solo homer to left-center to break a 2-2 tie and lift Bowie to a 3-2 win in Game 2 on Friday was a nice parting gift to the Baysox players he would temporarily say goodbye to. His blast in the fifth inning helped the Baysox get a win for right-hander Mike Baumann. Rutschman is the Orioles'...
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O's game blog: O's host White Sox at Camden Yards

O's game blog: O's host White Sox at Camden Yards
The Orioles host the Chicago White Sox this afternoon in the next to last game before the All-Star break. The White Sox scored four runs in the sixth last night and added three each in the seventh and ninth to turn a 2-1 lead into a 12-1 rout in the series opener at Camden Yards. The Orioles (28-59) have lost by a combined 22-3 score the last two games. They have lost five of their last six games since completing a three-game sweep at Houston and are 5-7 over their past 12 games. They are 13-28...
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In Bowie, Baumann on his strong night, Bishop on his strong year

In Bowie, Baumann on his strong night, Bishop on his strong year
BOWIE - On a night where Orioles lefty John Means made his second rehab start, maybe the most encouraging pitching sign of the night for the Double-A Bowie Baysox came in Game 2 of a doubleheader. Right-hander Mike Baumann put together a second straight solid start. And he got a tiebreaking solo homer from Adley Rutschman in the last of the fifth as Bowie beat Richmond 3-2 to split the doubleheader. In his 10th start this year, Baumann collected his first win. Baumann is trying to show the...
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Means after Bowie game: "Glad I'm healthy, onto the next one"

Means after Bowie game: "Glad I'm healthy, onto the next one"
BOWIE - O's lefty John Means extended his outing in his second rehab start tonight, but he allowed two solo homers and four runs over three innings. He was pitching for Double-A Bowie against the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Two of the runs were unearned in his outing at Prince George's Stadium. Means was not discouraged at all by allowing a few runs. Being healthy was the most important part of this outing. "No, no. I'm just glad I'm healthy. Onto the next one," he said. Means gave up a...
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O's game blog: The White Sox series begins at the Yard

O's game blog: The White Sox series begins at the Yard
The Orioles, after splitting the first two games of their series against Toronto, had the third game rained out last night. Tonight the team welcomes the first-place Chicago White Sox to town to begin a three-game weekend series. The Orioles (28-58) have lost four of their last five games but are 5-6 over their last 11. They are 13-27 at home and now are 11-24 versus American League East teams after beating Toronto 7-5 Tuesday before a 10-2 loss on Wednesday. Through 86 games, the club has...
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Sizing up the O's at No. 5 with Baseball America's JJ Cooper

Sizing up the O's at No. 5 with Baseball America's JJ Cooper
Baseball America recently did a mock draft with their staff picking for the teams. High school shortstop Jordan Lawler went first to Pittsburgh, followed by Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter to Texas, high school shortstop Marcelo Mayer to Detroit and high school shortstop Kahlil Watson to Boston. That left the Orioles, selecting No. 5 overall, with Vandy pitcher Kumar Rocker still out there in this exercise, along with highly rated high school shortstop Brady House, high school pitcher Jackson...
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Some draft talk, minor league scores and Home Run Derby field

Some draft talk, minor league scores and Home Run Derby field
The draft analysts that post mock drafts and try to figure out which players might get selected in which spots on Sunday night have one tough job. Those analysts sometimes look to past behavior to try and predict future actions. When it comes to the Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias, they look at the past and sometimes speculate what it could mean to his 2020 O's draft. These predictions sometimes indicate and mostly speculate that he may be reluctant to take a...
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O's game blog: Matt Harvey faces Toronto at Camden Yards

O's game blog: Matt Harvey faces Toronto at Camden Yards
Spenser Watkins picked up a win in his first major league start and the Orioles beat Toronto 7-5 last night to open a three-game series and six-game homestand. The Orioles got two-run homers from Pedro Severino, Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins in the win. Mullins' homer was his 16th and gave him the team lead by one over Trey Mancini and by two over Ryan Mountcastle. Over his last seven games, Mullins is batting .379 (11-for-29) with a double, three homers and six RBIs. Mullins has now...
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Some of the clubhouse support for Mancini in Home Run Derby

Some of the clubhouse support for Mancini in Home Run Derby
He will face Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, the Home Run Derby champion in 2019, and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, among others. But at least one Orioles teammate of Trey Mancini - and no doubt there are many more - believes Mancini can walk away the Home Run Derby winner on Monday night in Denver. "I've seen Trey come out here, not trying to hit home runs, just trying to hit the ball hard through the middle of the field and hit a homer every swing for three straight (batting...
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Spenser Watkins slows Blue Jays bats, gets first major league win

Spenser Watkins slows Blue Jays bats, gets first major league win
For a player that has been in the major leagues less than a week, right-hander Spenser Watkins is quickly making a mark with the Orioles. Tonight, in his second big league appearance and first as a starter, he got his first major league win. Watkins is a player who has pitched on the farm since 2014, was a 30th-round draft pick and didn't make his major league debut until last week at 28. On Friday at Anaheim, he faced three batters and retired them all on just eight pitches. Tonight, he was...
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O's game blog: Homestand begins against Toronto

O's game blog: Homestand begins against Toronto
After a 4-6 road trip that ended with two walk-off losses in the last three games, the Orioles return home for a six-game, two-team homestand that will lead them into the All-Star break. Two homestands ago, the Orioles went 5-3 against the Twins, Indians and Mets. Last homestand, they went 1-5 against the Blue Jays and Astros. They won the first game of that homestand but lost the last five. They are 12-26 at home for the season. The Orioles are 10-23 versus American League East opponents,...
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A few draft notes as the Orioles offense perks up

A few draft notes as the Orioles offense perks up
It seems like it could be a real clue as to which player the Orioles might select with the No. 5 overall pick in the upcoming First-Year Player Draft. The first 37 selections will be made Sunday night as the three-day, 20-round draft begins. After they selected No. 1 overall in 2019 and took Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman, and No. 2 overall last year and took Arkansas outfielder Heston Kjerstad, the O's will pick No. 5 this time. The clue as to which player they pick could come in which...
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