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"It was a good day. We got a lot of guys we targeted and, like every year, that's what you try to do. Had a couple of guys that fell to us that we are very happy about, starting with (pitcher) Dan Klein, our first pick today. It was a long, grueling, try-to-stay-focused day.

On Klein:

"We had him evaluated in high school exactly where we have him now as far as what we feel like he's going to be. At that time, the money was pretty significant and we didn't get it done.

"This year he was dominant for them at the end of the game. We don't see him as a guy that's going to be a closer, we like him as starter. He's 6'4", he's got size and just a durable-type body."

The Orioles had Klein rated as a second-round pick.

"We didn't expect him to be there. It's one of those things, it happens every year and hopefully we are closer to right than maybe the industry, we'll see," Jordan said.

On Mummey:

"This is a kid that had a broken fibula the first part of the season. Over the last two months, 150 at bats or so, he hit 18 home runs. He's a Lenny Dykstra type of guy as far as his stature and his build.

"Very competitive, I talked the other day about the type of player we are looking for in terms of makeup and being competitive. He fits it to a tee. We really got a guy in the fourth round that we wanted. That part of it was very attractive to us."

On Narron and Anderson:

Jordan said "it could take some time to get it done" about signing his fifth-round pick, high school infielder Connor Narron, the son of a former O's coach. But he is confident that Narron "will play this summer."

He also said sixth-round pick, pitcher Dixon Anderson of Cal-Berkely fell to that round due to his expected contract demands.

Anderson has a fastball that has been clocked in the mid 90's and what Jordan called a "power sinker."

http://masnsports.com/steve_melewski/2010/06/jordan-sizes-up-day-two-of-the-draft.html

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