An unsightly first half of the 2021 Orioles season draws to a close this afternoon. Within hours, and not a moment too soon, the O’s will get their long-awaited opportunity to infuse a slew of young talent into their organization.
Welcome to the first day of the 2021 MLB draft, which this year has kept us waiting a month longer than usual. For the first time, MLB bumped back the draft — normally held in early June — to mid-July to coincide with the All-Star break. Today marks a prospect-palooza, as the draft was preceded by the All-Star Futures Game in Denver featuring, among other highly touted youngsters, the Orioles’ #1 prospect, Adley Rutschman.