There’s pitching talent galore at the top of the MLB Draft first round, but the Orioles will have to hope the 10 teams in front of them don’t pick them first.
Some mock drafts have Baltimore choosing 6-foot-2 left-handed pitcher Ryan Weathers of Loretto, Tenn., the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year and son of former major league pitcher David Weathers. But that’s only if Weathers, also linked to the San Diego Padres at No. 7, doesn’t get selected earlier.
Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez of Texas, also linked to the Pittsburgh at No.