BALTIMORE -- The Orioles find themselves at an organizational crossroads. With expiring contracts for both executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter, plus the pending free agent status of several notable players -- including superstar Manny Machado -- there has to be some sort of rebuild a foot.
And while no one has publicly come out and said it, this year's Draft is an interesting one for a Baltimore club that has slowly built up its Minor League system and has some encouraging prospects in its lower levels. A solid 2018 Draft class could go a long ways in elevating that group in a few years and help restore the balance the O's way in the American League East.