Two and a half years of this Orioles rebuild has yet to produce winning baseball at Camden Yards, but has calcified a few foundational beliefs that have been consistent throughout.
One, in particular, exposes itself each draft night. The elite talent pipeline executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias promised on his first day is not one built on whims, but on data.
Enter Colton Cowser, their top pick at No. 5 overall Sunday night, a left-handed hitting outfielder who produced elite statistics at Sam Houston State and, by virtue of the Orioles taking him, must have similarly superlative batted ball data to back it up.