Late last month in the outfield of a nondescript minor league ballpark, a pair of touted Orioles minor league pitchers — 2017 second-round draft pick Zac Lowther and third-rounder Michael Baumann — played catch on the outfield grass
Lowther, a funky 22-year-old lefty who entered Saturday’s start with a 1.23 ERA, has been trying to bring along his changeup. And in the middle of their catch, Baumann — he of the 1.80 ERA — stopped the session in its tracks.
"Hey, this one was good, what'd you do on it?" Baumann, 22, asked him. They identified it, and sure enough, the pitch was an effective one in his next start.