The Orioles full the 2022 MLB draft Tuesday with their picks within the eleventh by way of twentieth rounds.
Baltimore has the opening number of every spherical, having began the draft by taking Oklahoma prep shortstop Jackson Holliday with the primary general choose Sunday evening earlier than grabbing faculty gamers with every of their subsequent 11 picks.
The Orioles have the second largest bonus pool in fashionable MLB draft historical past, with that whole decided by the worth of their picks by way of the primary 10 rounds. The signing bonuses for gamers taken Tuesday solely rely towards the Orioles’ pool in the event that they signal for greater than $125,000.
Here’s a breakdown on every of the Orioles’ Day 3 draft picks:
Round 11 (No. 317 general): Wesley Chapel High School (Fla.) right-hander Zach Showalter
Skinny: The Orioles choose a sixth right-handed pitcher of the draft. Baseball America ranks Showalter because the draft’s 209th general prospect. Showalter, a South Florida commit who has no relation to former Orioles and present Mets supervisor Buck Showalter, averages a fastball 91-95 mph. Baseball America reviews scouts stated the fastball has been his dominant pitch, inflicting many swings and misses. His off-speed pitches stay works in progress.
Round 12 (No. 347 general): Indiana right-hander Bradley Brehmer
Skinny: Brehmer ended the 2022 season sturdy after having an ERA over 6.00 in May. But in his remaining recreation as a Hoosier, he allowed only one run in a whole recreation in opposition to Illinois within the Big Ten Tournament. He completed with a 5-4 file and 5.30 ERA throughout 14 begins (17 video games) this previous spring in his first 12 months within the Big Ten. The Indianapolis native transferred to Indiana for his senior season from Wright State. The 6-foot-6 right-hander is a former Orioles draft choose — Baltimore picked him within the twenty third spherical in 2019.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com