Last Friday evening, the Orioles added their 2017 first round pick DL Hall, plus five other Rule 5 draft-eligible prospects, to their 40-man roster. This is the second straight year that the O’s have placed six prospects onto the roster ahead of this deadline. O’s fans can be hopeful that these players will help bring about the next good era of Orioles baseball.
In a year’s time, minus a few days, the Orioles will be doing the same thing all over again with next year’s wave of eligible players. Generally, that means that the Orioles will have 2018 high school draftees hitting eligibility for the first time, as well as 2019 college picks.