DL Hall, the crown jewel of the Orioles' pitching stocks in the minor leagues and the club’s first-round draft pick in 2017, has thrown every pitch of his professional career since he got out of the complex leagues in Florida and came to the full-season affiliates in Maryland under the tutelage of pitching coach Justin Lord.
So when Lord, who moved to High-A Frederick this season from Low-A Delmarva along with Hall and a host of other promising Orioles arms, stands outside the Keys clubhouse on a day when Hall struggled and lays out how much the 20-year-old pitcher has progressed over the past year, you listen.