The Orioles sit at the top of Sunday’s MLB draft with several exciting young just-out-of-high school prospects there to be taken with the #1 pick. They had a similar situation with their #5 overall pick last year, with three of the “big four” high school shortstops still on the board, and the Orioles went with Colton Cowser on an underslot deal instead. If the swerve to a college player happens again in 2022, Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee could be their guy.
Each year of Elias’s tenure as Orioles GM, the Orioles have taken a college player with their top pick.