With just three games remaining on the Baltimore Orioles 2019 regular-season schedule, we now know with certainty where Mike Elias and his team will be drafting next season. As Detroit fell to the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday evening and dropped to an overall record 46-111, the Tigers clinched the number one overall pick, giving the Orioles the number two spot with their current 52-107 record.
It will be the first time in franchise history that the Orioles have drafted in the number two spot. This season was just the second time Baltimore had the top draft pick, selecting former Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman in this year’s draft, and Louisiana State pitcher Ben McDonald in 1989.