The Orioles selected Georgia high school left-hander D.L. Hall with the 21st overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft Monday night.
A consensus first-round pick by many draft services, Hall is the highest they've selected a high school pitcher since right-hander Hunter Harvey in 2013.
"Hall is a polished, young left-handed pitcher with a good fastball, curve, change-up, and good control," scouting director Gary Rajsich said in a statement. "We project seeing him in our starting rotation in the near future."
The draft left many college pitchers sliding down the board, an area the Orioles have focused in on recently, but Hall provides an upside that's difficult to find in the back half of the first round.