Only one of the top players available in Wednesday’s MLB draft will be off the board when the Orioles make their first pick at No. 2, leaving a pool of talent whose profiles are as disparate as can be.
In college stars Spencer Torkelson of Arizona State, Austin Martin of Vanderbilt and Nick Gonzales of New Mexico State, there are well-developed position players who could be fixtures in the middle of the Orioles lineup for a decade. Outfielder Zac Veen, a Florida high school standout, brings the possibility of an elite power bat and plenty of upside. And pitchers Asa Lacy of Texas A&M and Emerson Hancock of Georgia represent the kind of surefire college arms that often become centerpieces of major league rotations.