The Baltimore Orioles have a history of using the Rule 5 draft to add players to their major league roster. It’s not the most efficient way to acquire prospects and the Orioles have had varying success with their drafted players, but the franchise has spent so little in scouting and player development; the draft has been a quick, cheap method of improving the roster.
In 2017, the Orioles made three picks, taking LHP Nestor Cortes Jr. RHP Pedro Araujo, and RHP Jose Mesa Jr. Araujo threw 28 innings of 7.