Heading into his fourth draft in charge of the Orioles, Mike Elias had not selected a high school player with the top pick for the O’s. That streak was broken in choosing Jackson Holliday with the #1 overall pick. Another streak is still ongoing: Elias just doesn’t seem to take pitchers high up in the draft. With their next three picks to close out the first day of the draft, the O’s took three college hitters: California outfielder Dylan Beavers, Clemson third baseman Max Wagner, and Florida outfielder Jud Fabian.
Beavers, who will turn 21 years old next month, is a lefty-batting outfielder who ranked as high as #22 on MLB Pipeline’s ranking of draft prospects.