After rookie right-handers Tyler Wilson and Mychal Givens combined to allow just two runs in a win against the Oakland A's on Monday night, Orioles manager Buck Showalter made a point to reporters that he's stressed several times over the last year or so.
Both Wilson, an Orioles' 10th-round draft pick in 2011, and Givens, a second-rounder in 2009 as a prep shortstop, are homegrown talents. In fact, Showalter pointed out that six players in Monday's game — a group rounded out by third baseman Manny Machado, second baseman Jonathan Schoop, catcher Caleb Joseph and designated hitter Matt Wieters — were all originally signed as amateurs by the Orioles.