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For the first time, the Orioles have selected high school pitchers in back-to-back years with their top pick in the First-Year Player Draft, which has been held since 1965.
With the No. 11 pick last night, the Orioles selected prep right-hander Grayson Rodriguez from Central Heights High School in Nacogdoches, Texas. He is 6-foot-5 and 230 lbs., and has a college commitment to Texas A&M. Scouting reports indicate his fastball often sat 92 to 94 mph this season, touching 97 and 98 mph....
The Orioles tonight selected right-hander Grayson Rodriguez from Central Heights (TX) High School with their first selection as the 11th overall pick of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft. The Orioles also selected infielder Cadyn Grenier at No. 37 overall from Oregon State University.
Grayson Rodriguez, 18, a right-handed pitcher from Central Heights (TX) High School was named a 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game First Team Senior Preseason All-American and to the Texas - All Region First Team. As a...
The Washington Nationals selected collegiate left-handed pitcher Tim Cate with their second-round selection (No. 65 overall) in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement.
Cate, a 6-foot-1, 186-pound junior went 5-4 with a 2.91 ERA (17 ER/52.2 IP) in 11 games (seven starts) for the University of Connecticut. He...
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals took the D.C. by storm on Monday night, and with the First-Year Player Draft taking place, some of the Nationals took in the eventful evening at Capital One Arena, cheering on the Washington Capitals as they moved closer to eliminating the Vegas Golden Knights with a 6-2 victory. The Capitals attempting to make history and win the club's first StanleyCup and Washington's first major sports championship in a quarter of a century.
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Players tend to reflect on their draft day experiences as the process unfolds again for the next wave of high school and college athletes. It can come naturally or be pried loose from another reporter searching for a story.
Alex Cobb, who starts tonight against the Mets at Citi Field, went through it only once as the Rays chose him in the fourth round in 2006 out of Vero Beach High School. He reached the majors five years later.
Cobb was an amateur in multiple ways. Void of any professional...
The Nationals went with pitching again in the first round of the First-Year Player Draft, selecting high school right-hander Mason Denaburg from Merritt Island, Fla., with the 27th overall pick.
Denaburg is a multi-sport athlete, having already committed to the University of Florida to play baseball, and projects as a right-hander in the majors. But the 18-year-old has also played as a punter/kicker in football and has shown his power as an outfielder and catcher in baseball.
"We are very...
The Washington Nationals selected prep right-handed pitcher Mason Denaburg with the No. 27 selection in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement.
Denaburg, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound right-hander, went 5-1 with a 1.27 ERA (5 ER/35.1 IP) in eight starts during his senior season at Merritt Island (Fla.) High School. He...
Manager: Kevin Cash (4th season)
Record: 28-30
Last 10 games: 5-5
Who to watch: 1B C.J. Cron (12 HR, 32 RBIs), SS Daniel Robertson (.272), C Wilson Ramos (.301 with 7 HR, 29 RBIs), 3B Matt Duffy (.308), RHP Sergio Romo (5.96 ERA), RHP Ryne Stanek (3.97 ERA)
Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (2-1 in 2015)
Pitching probables:
June 5: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (9-1), 7:05 p.m., MASN2June 6: TBA vs. RHP Tanner Roark (2-6), 1:05 p.m., MASN2
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The Rays...
The Orioles chose another high school pitcher tonight with their first pick in the First-Year Player Draft.
Just not a name that had been linked to them.
The Orioles used the 11th overall pick on right-hander Grayson Rodriguez of Central Heights High School in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Rodriguez is listed at 6-foot-5 and 230 lbs. and has been lauded for improving his conditioning over the winter while working with a trainer. His fastball can touch 97-98 mph, according to Baseball America, and...
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