Official Orioles Draft Pick Thread

[GoldenRay2007]

O's take RHP Eryk McConnell, junior from NC State. 6'4 200. Not bad size.

Mlb.com has him listed as 6'1 187

[Wingman]

9th Round -Orioles select James Crowley, Galveston College, SS, L/R

Right before our pick the Pirates selected Anthony Watson. Good luck getting that 2nd round money.

He lead his teams in all major statistical categories... numbers were good but not great. He was our first non Major College draftee.

[Chollie Eckman]

O's take RHP Eryk McConnell, junior from NC State. 6'4 200. Not bad size.

Dominating stats for a reliever. Low K rate, but who cares? He gets people out.

You need a strikeout when it's bases loaded and nobody out.

[rolliefingers]

This is crazy, how are these picks happening so quickly?

Holy crap, in the time it took me to type that sentence, the O's have selected three more players! Now three more! Oh my God, make it stop!

[Chollie Eckman]

This is crazy, how are these picks happening so quickly?

Holy crap, in the time it took me to type that sentence, the O's have selected three more players! Now three more! Oh my God, make it stop!

It's 50 rounds. 45 today. I listened to it on XM last year. Lightning quick. Done by conference call.

[Sonny76]

Angels just drafted a guy from West Point...interesting pick since he probably has a 4 year military commitment

[JayGibbons31]

Angels just drafted a guy from West Point...interesting pick since he probably has a 4 year military commitment

I rembember reading somewhere that he would be let out of that commitment.

[bernie132000]

Robert Widlansky, senior OF from Florida Atlantic Univeristy. He is 6'2.

[Chollie Eckman]

Widlansky - +1.200 OPS at a decent baseball school. 2nd team All American. Not bad for the 11th round.

http://fausports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html#TEAM.MLB

[Wingman]

Here's his stats... WOW...

http://fausports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2006-2007/teamcume.html

[JayGibbons31]

Robert Widlansky, senior OF from Florida Atlantic Univeristy. He is 6'2.

Rivals.com had him as a second team all-american.

http://fausports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060607aaa.html

[JayGibbons31]

Here we are eleven rounds deep and the O's have taken only college players. This seems to be a significant departure from Jordan's two previous drafts. I like the fact that most of the players (especially hitting prospects) seem to be very good athletes.

[bernie132000]

Walter Crancer, senior RF from Georgia Tech. Is this one of the players, that Weiters said was with him yesterday? 6'0, 215.

[DrungoHazewood]

Dominating stats for a reliever. Low K rate, but who cares? He gets people out.

You need a strikeout when it's bases loaded and nobody out.

Low K rate for a reliever = you're not getting people out for long.

[Sonny76]

Wally Crancer is another good pick. Shame we didn't get Danny Payne...we would have drafted a Georgia Tech Trifecta.