Here’s the latest with the Orioles from Day 2 of the draft:
Fourth round (124th): Colin Yeaman, shortstop. University of California-Irvine.
Yeaman, 21, was the Big West Player of the Year after batting .336/.447/.591 with 16 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, 56 RBIs, 38 walks and 53 strikeouts in 60 games. He played two seasons at the College of the Canyons, batting .405 and .443 in a combined 56 games. He also underwent two surgeries on his left shoulder.
A lack of quickness and range, and average arm strength, could lead to a change in positions.
MLB Pipeline ranked Yeaman as the No. 97 prospect in the draft. His best tool is his bat, with a 55-grade hitting.
Fifth round (154th): Jaiden Lo Re, shortstop, Corona del Sol (Ariz.) High School.
Lo Re, 18, is a right-handed hitter listed at 5 foot 11 and 170 pounds. He could move to second or third base He also pitches.
Lo Re helped Corona del Sol to the 6A state championship, delivering a walk-off hit. He has a commitment to BYU.
Sixth round (184th): Caden Hunter, left-hander, USC.
MLB Pipeline ranks Hunter as the No. 149 prospect in the draft. He spent two years at Sierra College, posting a 2.23 ERA as a sophomore before becoming USC’s Friday night starter.
Hunter posted a 5.50 ERA and 1.550 WHIP in 16 games (14 starts), and he averaged 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Hunter’s fastball tops out at 95 mph, though it sits around 91. Good carry leads to solid swing-and-miss, per Pipeline. His best secondary pitch is a low-80s changeup.
Seventh round (214th): Hunter Allen, right-hander, Ashland (Ohio) University.
Allen was 7-1 with a 3.96 ERA in 12 starts, including a complete-game shutout, at the Division II school. He walked 37 batters and struck out 84 in 61 1/3 innings, and he surrendered only three home runs. He spent two seasons at Owens (Ohio) Community College.
Allen, who’s is listed at 6 foot 4 245 pounds, has a fastball that touches 100 mph. It sits at 94-96 mph. His slider velocity is up to 87 mph.
Eighth round (244th): Kailen Hamson, left-hander, University of the Cumberlands.
Hamson, a 23-year-old native of Australia, was 11-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 14 starts. He struck out 127 batters in 82 2/3 innings. Opponents hit .187 against him.
Hamson has won multiple NAIA awards and is praised for his athleticism. The fastball gets to the mid-90s, and he also throws a cutter, curveball, slider and changeup.
MLB Network’s Jim Callis called Hamson an “intriguing” choice.
Hamson can become the fourth Australian to play for the Orioles after pitchers John Stephens (2002), Damian Moss (2003) and Alex Wells (2021-22).
Ninth round (274th): Cam Lee, outfielder, Mineral Area Junior College in Missouri.
Lee has also played second base and pitched, but he’s settled in as an outfielder. He hit .444 with 15 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs. 46 RBIs and a 1.298 OPS and was named NJCAA Region 16 Player of the Year.
Lee has committed to the University of Missouri.
Callis, on MLB Network: "He's a guy who's name popped up late. He's an athletic guy, he's a plus runner, he sticks in center field. How much impact he'll have with the ball at wood bat, that's a little bit of a question."
So far, the Orioles have selected 11 college players among their 13 picks. They’ve chosen five pitchers.
10th round (304th): Dalton Neuschwander, right-hander, University of West Florida.
Neuschwander was 9-4 with a 2.42 ERA in 15 games (12 starts). He walked only 14 batters in 81 2/3 innings.
The Alabama native went 27-8 with a 2.64 ERA in 48 games (43 starts) over his three seasons, and he surrendered only seven home runs. In his first year, he was 10-0 with a 1.87 ERA and 0.987 WHIP in 16 starts.
The fastball can reach 97 mph and his strikeouts per nine innings increased this season to 8.8 after registering 6.8 and 6.1.
So far, the Orioles have selected 12 pitchers among their 14 picks, including six pitchers.
This story will be updated.
Notes: Ryan O’Hearn is batting sixth for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Catcher David Bañuelos cleared outright waivers and accepted an assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. The 40-man roster is down to 38 players.
Norfolk catcher Samuel Basallo was named International League Player of the Week, and High-A Aberdeen right-hander Cohen Achen was chosen South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week.