After signing Nelson Cruz and Ubaldo Jimenez in the 2013 offseason, the Orioles were left without a draft pick in the first two rounds of the 2014 draft. With the 90th pick in that draft, the Orioles selected lefty Brian Gonzalez out of Archbishop McCarthy High School in the Miami suburb of Southwest Ranches, Florida. Gonzalez was not, perhaps, the most obvious choice at #90 given that he was ranked #386 pre-draft by Baseball America. Shortly after the draft, Gonzalez explained a bit about his approach to Steve Melewski “My dad didn’t let me throw a curveball until I was in high school, so been developing my changeup and having a feel for that ever since I was 11 or 12.
Orioles prospect season in review: Brian Gonzalez
