The Orioles accomplished the 2022 Major League Baseball draft Tuesday with their picks within the eleventh by twentieth rounds.
Baltimore had the opening number of every spherical, having began the draft by taking Oklahoma prep shortstop Jackson Holliday with the primary general choose Sunday night time earlier than grabbing faculty gamers with every of their subsequent 11 alternatives.
The Orioles have the second largest bonus pool in trendy MLB draft historical past, with that whole decided by the worth of their picks by 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 Zack Showalter
Skinny: The Orioles choose one other right-handed pitcher in Showalter, who Baseball America ranks because the draft’s 209th general prospect. Showalter, a South Florida commit who has no relation to former Orioles and present New York Mets supervisor Buck Showalter, averages 91-95 mph on his fastball. According to Baseball America, scouts mentioned the fastball has been his dominant pitch, inflicting many swings and misses. His offspeed pitches stay a piece in progress.
Round 12 (No. 347 general): Indiana right-hander Bradley Brehmer
Skinny: The 6-foot-6 Brehmer ended the 2022 season robust after having an ERA over 6.00 in May. In his ultimate recreation as a Hoosier, he allowed only one run in an entire recreation in opposition to Illinois within the Big Ten Tournament. He completed with a 5-4 report and 5.30 ERA throughout 14 begins (17 video games) this previous spring in his first yr within the Big Ten. The Indianapolis native transferred from Wright State to Indiana for his senior season. The right-hander was beforehand picked by the Orioles within the twenty third spherical in 2019.
Round 13 (No. 377 general): Saint Leo left-hander Jared Beck
Skinny: If the Orioles have been fielding a basketball group, government vice chairman and basic supervisor Mike Elias simply discovered his heart. Beck is 7 toes tall and 225 kilos, and he can be the tallest pitcher in MLB historical past ought to he attain the large leagues. His fastball tops out within the low 90s and Baseball America stories his measurement helps him create each life and deception on the pitch. Beck recorded a 3.95 ERA over 13 begins this previous spring, putting out 105 batters and strolling 31 in 68 1/3 innings.
Round 14 (No. 407 general): Lehigh catcher Adam Retzbach
Skinny: The Orioles drafted Retzbach after seeing his power-hitting numbers enhance within the 2022 season. After hitting seven dwelling runs in his first two faculty seasons, Retzbach hit 11 this spring and batted .293 with 46 RBIs. He additionally struck out 36 instances, 10 fewer than in 2021 regardless of greater than 30 extra at-bats. The 6-foot-4 catcher began all 105 video games he appeared in at Lehigh.
Round 15 (No. 437 general): South Carolina right-hander James Hicks
Skinny: The Daily Gamecock, South Carolina’s scholar newspaper, reported Hicks had season-ending Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgical procedure in March, however coach Mark Kingston mentioned he anticipated Hicks to return for almost all of the 2023 season. Whether he chooses to return to South Carolina or signal with the Orioles, Hicks is about to overlook vital time earlier than pitching in a recreation once more. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound right-hander transferred to South Carolina from Crowder College, a junior faculty in Missouri, for the 2022 season and solely pitched twice earlier than the damage. He completed with an 0-1 report and allowed 4 runs over seven innings. After his 2021 season with Crowder, Hicks earned First Team All-Region and All-District honors.
Round 16 (No. 467 general): Virginia Tech right-hander Graham Firoved
Skinny: In two years with the Hokies, the 6-foot-1, 185-pound right-hander went 8-0 in 48 appearances with a 4.40 ERA. Firoved got here to Virginia Tech from Northwest Florida State and pitched fully as a reliever in Blacksburg. The Virginia Beach native confronted 223 batters in 2022 and struck out 32% of them. He turns 23 in September.
Round 17 (No. 497 general): Vanderbilt shortstop Carter Young
Skinny: At this time a yr in the past, Young was extensively thought-about a possible top-10 choose. Then the 6-foot, 180-pound shortstop struggled within the 2022 season earlier than saying in June he would switch to LSU. Young’s batting common declined annually at Vanderbilt; in 2022, he hit simply .207 with 26 RBIs in 56 video games. Should the Orioles signal him, they might be playing on the switch-hitter dwelling as much as the potential that after had him close to the highest of mock drafts. Baseball America nonetheless regarded Young as a top-200 participant.
Round 18 (No. 527 general): Miami right-hander Andrew Walters
Skinny: Ranked among the many high 150 gamers within the draft by MLB.com, Walters was probably the greatest relievers within the county this previous spring. He depends on his fastball, throwing it virtually 90% of the time, in accordance with MLB.com’s scouting report, however it’s a dominant pitch that may contact 100 mph. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound reliever struck out greater than half the batters he confronted and had a whiff price of over 40%. Walters lacks any constant pitch outdoors of his fastball, however had 14 saves with the Hurricanes this previous spring. He got here to Miami from junior faculty, and a transfer to the bullpen in Coral Gables turned him right into a draft prospect.
Round 19 (No. 557 general): Richmond outfielder Alden Mathes
Skinny: Mathes was a two-way star for Richmond this previous spring, batting .344 and recording a 3.35 ERA on the mound. He was profitable as a pitcher with 58 strikeouts in 43 innings this previous season, together with six begins, however he’s being drafted by the Orioles for his bat. In three years with the Spiders, Mathes hit .333, together with .344 in 55 video games this spring with 10 dwelling runs and 59 RBIs. At 6-foot, 195 kilos, Mathes bats and pitches left-handed, and he nonetheless has two years of eligibility at Richmond if he chooses to return to highschool.
Round 20 (No. 587 general): Indiana right-hander Reese Sharp
Skinny: Sharp was drafted beforehand by the San Francisco Giants within the twenty eighth spherical in 2019 after dominating the Indiana highschool playoffs en path to a state championship. He didn’t signal then and went to Indiana, the place he was used principally as a multi-inning reliever. He solely began as soon as in 34 appearances and has a profession 5.86 ERA. The 6-foot-3 right-hander struck out 76 batters in 54 2/3 innings in 2022. Sharp is the second Indiana pitcher the Orioles drafted Tuesday, and like Brehmer, he closed the season robust, permitting simply two earned runs in his ultimate 10 appearances.
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