It will take some time before we can form any sort of consensus on the Orioles’ selection of Sam Houston State outfielder Colton Cowser with the fifth overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft. That’s just the nature of baseball’s development timeline. The instant fallout, however, has been rather straightforward.
Mike Elias and his front office are thrilled, as was evidenced by the way the O’s GM gushed following the pick on Sunday night. The response from the scouting industry is more mixed as Coswer had outlets that liked him a whole bunch (FanGraphs), and others that regarded him less so (Keith Law of The Athletic).