Camden Chat · Apr 27, 2021
Orioles 2021 prospect preview: Heston Kjerstad
Photo by Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Arkansas Razorbacks’ Heston Kjerstad takes a swing in the NCAA Super Regional baseball game against Ole Miss on June 10, 2019.After drafting collegiate catcher Adley Rutschman first overall in 2019, the Orioles’ encore the following year would be the second overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. With it, they decided to choose another college bat, and unlike Rutschman, no one saw Heston Kjerstad’s selection coming.
Although it’s going to be quite a while before the front office’s work on these picks can be judged — Kjerstad in particular — they represent potential cornerstones for the franchise.