TAMPA – The Orioles got on a serious draft signing roll today, with two more players entering the organization.

The club reached agreements with left-hander Joseph Dzierwa, a second-rounder out of Michigan State, and right-hander JT Quinn, a Competitive Balance B Round selection out of Georgia.

Five of the Orioles’ first six picks have signed professional contracts.

Catcher Caden Bodine, the 30^th-overall pick out of Coastal Carolina, will report to the Sarasota complex on Sunday and meet up with 19^th-overall selection Ike Irish, a catcher/outfielder from Auburn.

Bodine, who began switch-hitting when he was 4 years old, wasn’t fazed by the Orioles taking another catcher before him.

“I mean, he’s a good player, right?” he said today in a video call with the media. “You saw that in the Auburn regional, and I’m looking forward to being teammates with him.”

Only one of them won the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award.

“It’s awesome,” Bodine said. “I grew up watching him my whole life, and he’s always been a role model for me. I just love catching. Catching is my baby. I’m just super fortunate to be able to be back there and control a pitching staff and be in every single pitch. I love it.”

Bodine said he’ll bring a winning, blue-collar mentality to the Orioles.

“Coastal is a really big advocate of that,” he said,” and just really looking forward to fine-tuning some more things and helping the team win.”

The selection by the Orioles was an unexpected delight for Bodine, who had lots of family and friends with him.

“I don’t know if you saw the video or not, nobody was even on the couch,” he said. “Kind of caught me by surprise, but it was a lot of fun.”

And here’s why:

“I wouldn’t say I was surprised I was picked,” he said. “I was surprised because the pick was put in late and I didn’t really get a call from my agents before, so it’s kind of just, I looked up from my phone and then it was on the TV. So I meant, kind of surprised in that way.”

Bodine brings World Series experience, with Coastal Carolina losing to LSU in this year’s finals.

“It was awesome,” he said. “I mean, no better way to go out. Obviously, we didn’t come out on top, but couldn’t be more prouder of them. It was just an experience of a lifetime seeing and playing in front of 28,000 people like that in the college setting. It was awesome and I think our guys really enjoyed it.”

The Orioles have four catchers on the injured list, including starter Adley Rutschman and backup Gary Sánvhez, as Bodine begins his professional career. Rutschman was the first-overall selection in 2019.

“I’ve watched a lot of Adley Rutschman,” Bodine said. “I watched him ever since he got called up and prior at Oregon State, so he’s a true talent to watch. I know the Orioles are very analytical and they take that into player development and everything, so looking forward to using that as an aid, as well.”

Bad news from the minors: Triple-A Norfolk catcher Samuel Basallo is bothered by right oblique discomfort and won’t play in games this weekend.

Basallo, the No. 1 prospect in the system and No. 9 in baseball per MLB Pipeline, is batting .264/.383/.591 with 11 doubles, 19 home runs and 48 RBIs in 62 games. And he’s doing it at age 20.

Basallo had right elbow inflammation in camp and didn’t begin catching in games until May. He missed three weeks previously with a left hamstring strain. And he was out of last night’s lineup with the oblique pain.

No word yet on whether this could lead to another stint on the injured list or impact his chances of making his major league debut later this summer.

Basallo is slashing .302/.420/.667 in his last 28 games, but the Orioles want him to get more experience behind the plate.

That’s a dangerous area in this organization. The major league injured list includes Adley Rutschman, Gary Sánchez, Maverick Handley and Chadwick Tromp.

Cedric Mullins and Coby Mayo are on the bench for tonight’s game against the Rays.

Colton Cowser is in center field and Tyler O’Neill is in right. Jordan Westburg is the designated hitter.

Dean Kremer has tossed seven scoreless innings with three hits allowed in two of his last three starts, including a June 29 game against the Rays at Camden Yards. He pitched at George Steinbrenner Field on June 17 and allowed one run in five innings.

Yandy Díaz is 2-for-20 against Kremer. Danny Jansen is 2-for-7 with two homers.

Opponents are hitting .333 against Kremer’s fastballs on the road this season and .176 at Camden Yards, per STATS.

The Orioles have lost three games in a row, outscored 28-2, and are 10 below .500. They’re 8 ½ behind for the last Wild Card.

Falling behind early is an issue. The Orioles have allowed 181 runs in the first three innings, the third-highest total in the majors after the Athletics (210) and Rockies (200). They’ve scored 33 runs in the first inning and allowed 65.

Right-hander Zack Littell has a 3.56 ERA and 1.083 WHIP in 19 start, but he leads the majors with 24 home runs surrendered. He’s made two starts against the Orioles this season and allowed a combined four runs in 13 innings.

Littell has made nine career appearances against the Orioles, including seven starts, and posted a 2.74 ERA in 42 2/3 innings. Gunnar Henderson is 7-for-21 with a double and two home runs. Ramón Laureano is 4-for-11 with a homer.

O’Neill is 2-for-14, Ramón Urías is 2-for-13, Mullins is 3-for-16 and Ryan O’Hearn is 4-for-19 with a double.

The Rays rank first in the majors with a .268 average against right-handers after finishing 28^th last season at .225.

For the Orioles

Jackson Holliday 2B
Jordan Westburg DH
Gunnar Henderson SS
Ryan O’Hearn 1B
Ramón Laureano LF
Colton Cowser CF
Tyler O’Neill RF
Ramón Urías 3B
Jacob Stallings C

Dean Kremer RHP

For the Rays

Chandler Simpson CF
Brandon Lowe 2B
Yandy Díaz DH
Jonathan Aranda 1B
Junior Caminero 3B
Josh Lowe RF
Jake Mangum LF
Ha-Seong Kim SS
Matt Thaiss C

Zack Littell RHP