Say this for Mike Elias and the Orioles: they’ve got a preferred draft strategy, and they’re sticking with it.
The O’s completed the first 10 rounds of the draft yesterday, and see if you can spot a pattern in their picks:
- Round 1 (#5 overall): Colton Cowser, OF, Sam Houston State
- Round 2 (#41): Connor Norby, IF, East Carolina
- Competitive Balance Round B (#65): Reed Trimble, OF, Southern Mississippi
- Round 3 (#76): John Rhodes, OF, Kentucky
- Round 4 (#106): Donta’ Williams, OF, Arizona
- Round 5 (#137): Carlos Tavera, RHP, Texas Arlington
- Round 6 (#167): Collin Burns, IF, Tulane
- Round 7 (#197): Connor Pavolony, C, Tennessee
- Round 8 (#227): Creed Willems, C, Aledo HS (Tex.