Paul in Virginia

Even cooler that both were from the same draft.

And, of course, we're now without Mullins, making your argument even stronger.

Henderson's earlier gem:

Potential future replacement/backup?

Had we kept him and he became a star closer for us, we could have called him the Easton Sure.

And you wonder why you weren't offered the Baltimore Director of Tourism position....''

Yeah, I thought that, too, as I read through all his scenarios; way too in favor of the Angels.

The Orioles have enough to trade for Ohtani, but there is no way they’re going to deal away a lot of the young talent they’ve accumulated over the past four years. As they push for the playoffs, look for the Orioles to make a play for pitchers such as Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito, Lance Lynn, Jordan Montgomery or Marcus Stroman instead. Bowden: The Angels should trade Shohei Ohtani. Which teams (and packages) could land him? - The Athletic

Nice to see!

In other news.....

Excellent points, but I have to think it's easier to obtain a yes/no answer (pre-draft) from a mid-50s pick than it is with a guy at the tail end of the draft.

Maybe a dumb question: why didn't we just draft this guy much earlier in the draft? Paying 70% of MSRP isn't as good as paying 15% of MSRP, but isn't 70% still a very solid value?

I think that you can make the case that the Orioles system is so rich that hey HAD to draft for need. Mathematically, there comes a time where BPA is actually counterproductive.