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Sensing a trend toward college players in O's draft

Sensing a trend toward college players in O's draft
If you look at the Orioles' draft picks this year through 30 rounds, the O's have certainly grabbed much more college than high school talent with the picks so far. Of the Orioles' picks through the first 20 rounds, they selected 16 college players. Through 30 rounds, they took 21 college and nine high school players. Over the last three years of drafts combined, from 2008 to 2010, the Orioles selected 100 college players to 49 from high schools. After the Orioles took high school pitcher...
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Jakubauskas, 'pen hold down A's in Birds' 4-0 win

Jakubauskas, 'pen hold down A's in Birds' 4-0 win
Say it quietly, but the Orioles' bullpen continues to throw well, at least it has for the last nine games. The Orioles 'pen put up four scoreless innings tonight in relief of starter Chris Jakubauskas who got the win in the Birds' 4-0 victory over Oakland. This was the O's fourth shutout of the season. But about that 'pen ... Over the last nine games now, the O's 'pen has worked to an ERA of 0.30 allowing just two earned runs over the last 30 innings in that time. That is some roll...
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A happy day for Hockaday: Orioles draft a hometown kid

A happy day for Hockaday: Orioles draft a hometown kid
The Orioles took a Baltimore-area kid among their draft picks today when they selected Kevin "K.J." Hockaday in the 14th round with the 425th overall selection. Hockaday played high school ball at John Carroll in Harford County and the Joppatowne resident has a college commitment to play at the University of Maryland. His high school coach, Joe Stetka, is also an Orioles' associate scout. He said it was emotional for him and the Hockaday family today when the hometown kid got drafted by...
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Scott's feeling better and Hardy is getting ready to bat leadoff

Scott's feeling better and Hardy is getting ready to bat leadoff
Luke Scott is looking forward to his return to the Orioles lineup tonight. He has not played since Friday against Toronto, but he's in there tonight batting seventh in left field. Scott got a cortisone shot in his ailing right shoulder on Sunday. It seems that shot has worked for him so far. "It feels the best it's felt in six weeks. That's a positive," he said in the clubhouse a few moments ago. Then he headed out for batting practice to test the shoulder in the cage for the first time...
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Machado heads up five Delmarva All-Stars

Machado heads up five Delmarva All-Stars
The Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds will host the South Atlantic League All-Star game June 21 in Salisbury and the team will be well represented in the game. Manny Machado and four of his teammates have been named All-Stars. Machado will be the starting shortstop for the Northern Division team and will be joined on the squad by Delmarva's Ty Kelly, Michael Ohlman, Jacob Pettit and David Walters. The game will feature the top three draft picks from 2010, as Bryce Harper of Hagerstown, the top...
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Jordan said O's had interest in Bradley and talks of bypassing Rendon

Jordan said O's had interest in Bradley and talks of bypassing Rendon
Orioles scouting director Joe Jordan said he "got the guy he wanted" in drafting Dylan Bundy with the fourth pick in the first round last night. But was Bundy really the guy the Orioles wanted all along? "This was always the guy we had in our sights and that was going to be in the conversation," Jordan said. "There were just a lot of good players at the top of the draft. We knew coming in he would be in play for us and he didn't do anything to disappoint us. There was no one we had any...
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Jordan on Bundy: "He told me, 'I want to be drafted by the Orioles' "

Jordan on Bundy: "He told me, 'I want to be drafted by the Orioles' "
Orioles scouting director Joe Jordan said first-round draft pick Dylan Bundy was "the best guy on our board when our turn came and we took him." Jordan just finished a conference call with Baltimore reporters and he was asked how quickly Bundy, who was chosen with the fourth overall pick, could move through the minors to get to Baltimore. "Barring injury, he will be on a good pace, an accelerated pace," he said. Jordan said Bundy had "one of the best deliveries of any pitcher in the...
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Archie Bradley

Archie Bradley
With the fourth pick in tonight's draft the Orioles selected Oklahoma prep right-hander Archie Bradley. His name first surfaced in the last 18 hours or so as someone that could be high on the O's draft board. Bradley, out of Broken Arrow High, goes 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds and this year went 12-1 with an ERA of 0.29. In 71 innings he walked 11 and fanned 137. Bradley pitched a two-hit shutout and fanned 14 when his school, Broken Arrow, beat Bundy's Owasso squad for the Oklahoma 6-A state...
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Danny Hultzen

Danny Hultzen
With the fourth pick in tonight's draft the Orioles went for a college left-hander and took Bethesda, Maryland's Danny Hultzen from the University of Virginia. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder is a two-time ACC pitcher of the year and three-time All-ACC first team pick. This year so far he is 11-3 with an ERA of 1.57 in 15 starts. Over 103 1/3 innings, he has allowed 69 hits, just three homers, with 17 walks and 148 strikeouts. His batting average against is .189. Hultzen has pitched four...
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Showalter on high school vs. college in the draft

Showalter on high school vs. college in the draft
While he was not talking in any specifics about tonight's draft, Orioles manager Buck Showalter was asked his take today on the age-old draft question: Should a team take a college player that can get to the majors quicker, as opposed to a high school player that could eventually be the better player? "I think it depends on who they are," Showalter said. "If you look at, for us to get where we want to go, we hope one of the guys we might draft become a one or two starter. For us to...
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Showalter talks draft

Showalter talks draft
O's manager Buck Showalter said he has talked to scouting director Joe Jordan today and that "Joe feels like he's going to have to make a choice between two. Two guys are going to be there (that he likes)." Showalter is very interested in all things about the game, including the draft, and was asked about his outlook for tonight where the Orioles have the fourth overall pick. "From listening to Joe talk, we're going to get a good player at four. Happy with all the possibilities. There...
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Would O's be saving money with a Bradley pick tonight?

Would O's be saving money with a Bradley pick tonight?
It didn't take long for some fans to get worked up over the possibility that the Orioles may take high school pitcher Archie Bradley with the fourth pick in tonight's draft. Before we go any further, please keep in mind that Keith Law has Bradley rated 5th on his latest top-100 board and Baseball America lists him 9th. They would not be reaching into the late first-round to draft a player fourth, but Bradley's name has not been linked to the Orioles much in the last few days and some fans...
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Are O's eyeing another Oklahoma prep pitcher in round one?

Are O's eyeing another Oklahoma prep pitcher in round one?
Here is a bit of a surprise: The Orioles may be considering another Oklahoma right-handed high school pitcher for the fourth pick in the draft. They have been linked for weeks to pitcher Dylan Bundy from the Sooner state, but now there are indications they are also considering Archie Bradley, a 6-foot-4 inch, 215-pounder, for their first-round pick. Bradley pitched a two-hit shutout and fanned 14 when his school, Broken Arrow, beat Bundy's Owasso squad for the Oklahoma 6-A state championship...
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Some math on the draft; Law now projects Archie Bradley to O's

Some math on the draft; Law now projects Archie Bradley to O's
Here is something to keep in mind about the First-Year Player Draft in baseball that begins with round one tonight: The large, large majority of the players taken through 50 rounds will never make the majors. The math says most draft picks have little shot. It's even dicey for first-round picks. There are no sure things. Baseball America executive editor Jim Callis is one of the best experts anywhere on the draft. He told me that perhaps less than 50 players drafted this week will have better...
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Here are some notes and quotes on O's pick Dylan Bundy

Here are some notes and quotes on O's pick Dylan Bundy
Well, in the end, the Orioles did take Oklahoma high school hurler Dylan Bundy with the fourth pick in tonight's first round. Bundy is an 18-year-old right-hander out of Owasso (Okla.) High near Tulsa. This year, he went 11-0 with an 0.20 ERA. In 71 innings, he walked just five and fanned 158. He pitched one no-hitter and six one-hitters. Now there are two Bundys on the O's farm. His brother, Bobby, was drafted in round eight in 2008 and now pitches at Single-A Frederick. Baseball...
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My take on the Orioles draft tonight

My take on the Orioles draft tonight
For the last week or two, most pre-draft speculation has centered on the Orioles taking Oklahoma high school pitcher Dylan Bundy with the fourth pick in tonight's draft. But what if University of Virginia lefty Danny Hultzen and Bundy are both still on the board when the Orioles pick? What if Hultzen is gone, but Trevor Bauer of UCLA is still out there? (I am kind of assuming that Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon will be gone by the fourth pick, but nothing is for sure in the draft). A...
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Pitcher Dan Klein is headed for the disabled list

Pitcher Dan Klein is headed for the disabled list
The latest Orioles minor leaguer headed for the disabled list is Bowie right-hander
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Luke Scott on shoulder injury: "It's impacting my hitting"

Luke Scott on shoulder injury: "It's impacting my hitting"
Playing with a labrum tear in his right shoulder, Luke Scott got a cortisone ejection in that shoulder today. He hopes that allows him to begin to play pain free and put up some stats like he did last year when he was the Orioles team MVP. "It still bothers me and subconsciously it's a challenge to deal with. So this was an opportunity to get a cortisone shot and see how that goes," Scott said. He had said earlier it impacted him more with throwing than hitting, but today had to admit it...
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Blue Jays use the longball to top O's 7-4 in series finale

Blue Jays use the longball to top O's 7-4 in series finale
The Orioles had a chance to win a series today against a Toronto team that tormented them last year, by winning 15 of 18 against them. But Yunel Escobar's three-run homer in the fourth off Jeremy Guthrie broke a 2-2 tie and Toronto went on to a 7-4 win this afternoon in front of 25,431 at Camden Yards. The Orioles are just 7-22 in their last 29 games against Toronto and are just 3-10 this season in their last 13 games versus American League East opponents. Guthrie falls to 2-8 with an ERA...
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Not a great stat for the Orioles

Not a great stat for the Orioles
The Orioles began today with a record of 8-13 on the year against American League East clubs and a record of 18-17 against everyone else. The East is still a bit of a beast and is the only division in baseball that features four teams right now with .500 or better records. The Orioles are not one of those four as you probably knew. While the Orioles won five of their first nine games this season against the East, they are just 3-9 over the last 12 and trail by three runs today versus Toronto...
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