OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta, a longtime Boston Red Sox fan, often applies a baseball perspective to the NFL draft.
The basis of DeCosta’s desire to stockpile draft picks is this: You increase your chances of getting hits when you increase your at-bats.
The Ravens received official confirmation this week that they will be swinging early and often in this year’s draft, accruing a number of selections that few teams have ever had in the early rounds.
Baltimore now has nine picks in the first four rounds of this year’s draft -- 10 overall -- after getting two compensatory selections on Wednesday.