One of the hallmarks of the early 21st century Orioles dark ages was that the draft was one of the most exciting nights of the season. The teams, obviously bad and going nowhere, offered little hope on a nightly basis. The seductive dream of the future, wrapped up in possibilities of names who have yet to disappoint us, is hard to resist on such a night. With how the O’s are playing this year, those days are back, at least for tonight.
It’s not quite as exciting as the days when the Orioles were picking in the top 5 every year.