Orioles' 2011 Draftees Signing Tracker

[Conway12]

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2011/06/orioles_get_third_rounder_into.html

Mike Wright Signs according to Jeff Zrebiec

[winudi]

Devin Jones says he's officially an Oriole.

http://twitter.com/#!/dev_jones32/status/83213240250810368

[MurphDogg]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draftdb/2011team.php?team=1002

Here is Baseball America's Orioles draft tracker. This link has the bonus information for several players that I haven't seen elsewhere.

[Conway12]

According to Jeff Zrebiec Kyle Simon signs

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2011/06/orioles_agree_to_terms_with_fo.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Crazysilver03]

Blackmar makes #11.

[waynebug]

After reading Delmonico's interview with Scout.com I feel he will sign. Tim Dierkes says it will take at least 2nd round money.

[crowmst3k!]

Honestly though, if a player is not good enough to play at Aberdeen after a year in the GCL, is he really a prospect anyways? Very few prospects develop that slowly anyways. The only thing where I think it hurts is with a few pitchers, but at the end of the day, these guys should be ready to compete at Aberdeen by 19 or they are starting to get behind the prospect curve. Real prospects tend to identify themselves very quickly. Saying that, I would have preferred to have ditched the GCL team and kept the Appy League team because it's a little more advanced and the GCL league is really a brutal environment with the sun, humidity and t-storms.

I can imagine playing in the Appy league is somewhat miserable because, well, you're a young man living in Bluefield for an extended period of time...I'm not ripping on Bluefield, I can just imagine that the recreation options for a young man entering professional baseball are just not available in a small town like Bluefield.

At least with DelMarVa, Norfolk, and GCL, there's the beach. Bowie is only 45 min out of town, similar with Aberdeen.

[Roll Tide]

I noticed that picks 40 & 42 have no school attached. Does anyone know the reason?

[AVencill]

I noticed that picks 40 & 42 have no school attached. Does anyone know the reason?

Without referencing the mlb.com draft tracker, I believe both were homeschooled

[paulcoates]

After reading Delmonico's interview with Scout.com I feel he will sign. Tim Dierkes says it will take at least 2nd round money.

Not sure about that. I am not getting that vibe

http://orioles.scout.com/2/1079293.html

[mwmd80]

Without referencing the mlb.com draft tracker, I believe both were homeschooled

The pitchers were college players who were not in school due to ineligibility. 19 years old.

[Conway12]

The Orioles have agreed to terms with two more draft picks - 15th-rounder Eric Wooten, a left-handed pitcher out of Central Arizona Junior College, and 21st-rounder Jose Rivera, a right-handed pitcher out of Hill Junior College.

Jeff Zrebiec

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2011/06/orioles_start_hardy_talks_orio.html

[mcneck]

So when will some of these guys report to minor league teams?

[Oldorioles]

So when will some of these guys report to minor league teams?

Davis and Howard have already begun playing games at Aberdeen.

Pena, Taylor, and Fowler have all already played forthe GCL Orioles.

Simon, Wright, Jones, Ward, and Edmun have all recently been assigned to GCL, but have not yet appeared in a game.

[mcneck]

Davis and Howard have already begun playing games at Aberdeen.

Pena, Taylor, and Fowler have all already played forthe GCL Orioles.

Simon, Wright, Jones, Ward, and Edmun have all recently been assigned to GCL, but have not yet appeared in a game.

Thanks