After taking one of the most productive college hitters in the country with their first pick in this year’s MLB draft, the Orioles kicked off the second day of the draft by selecting East Carolina second baseman Connor Norby with the No. 41 overall pick Monday.
Norby led the country with 102 hits as a junior, and rose up draft boards with a breakout junior year. He hit .415 with a 1.143 OPS and exploded for 15 doubles and 15 home runs after not hitting for much power earlier in his career.
Baseball America, which ranked him as the 43rd-best prospect in the draft, noted that Norby had an OPS over 1.