Among the many things that the depleted Orioles farm system lacks is quality pitching prospects. The O’s tried to address this weakness in the most recent draft, grabbing college pitchers with their first three picks across the draft’s first two rounds.
All three of those pitchers, righties Cody Sedlock and Matthias Dietz, and lefty Keegan Akin, were immediately slotted among the top 10 prospects in the O’s system according to MLB.com, with Sedlock dropping right into the top spot in the system before he ever even threw a professional pitch.
When a guy gets drafted with the #27 pick and is immediately the system’s top prospect, one thing a person might say is that the Orioles drafted really well.