"The steal of the draft may have come in round seven when El Toro pitcher Aaron Wirsch was taken by the Baltimore Orioles with pick No. 206."
-Orange County Illustrated, demonstrating the beauty of local bias
-Orange County Illustrated, demonstrating the beauty of local bias
There's a kid from Canada who joined his brother as the only New Brunswick players to be drafted (Jay Johnson), the son of an Oriole great (Steve Bumbry), the draft's first NAIA player selected (Ashur Tolliver), a Dookie (Cameron Coffey), and the brother of the Ravens' starting quarterback (Mike Flacco). All are among the O's 2009 Amateur Draft selections.
Roar from 34 offers a rundown of stories for almost all of the Birds' draft picks through Day 2, plus the first pick from Day 3 since he's related to the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year.
Fill in the blanks with MLB.com's O's draft story.
5 Hobgood, Matthew
Orioles draft RHP Hobgood with 5th overall pick
54 Givens, Mychal
Orioles select Plant's Givens
85 Townsend, Tyler
Townsend draft by Orioles, not returning to FIU
116 Henry, Randy
30 Oklahoma players chosen during day two of baseball draft
146 Tolliver, Ashur
OCU's Tolliver first NAIA player taken in MLB draft
176 Dalles, Justin
Orioles select Gamecock in sixth round of 2009 MLB Draft
206 Wirsch, Aaron
Nine more OC products taken early on day 2
236 Harris, Devin
Pros call on Pirates
266 Berry, Ryan
Holt, Berry taken in ninth round of MLB draft
296 Cowan, Jacob
Two Longhorns selected in fifth round of MLB Draft
326 Ohlman, Michael
Orioles draft Lakewood Ranch's Ohlman in 11th round
356 Bumbry, Steven
Orioles reach to their past, pick Bumbry
386 Kelly, Tyler
Local players picked in draft
416 Baker, David
446 Bush, Garrett
North Florida players get draft calls
476 Palsha, Ryan
506 Walters, Jeffrey
536 Martin, Jarret
Bakersfield.com
566 Schutz, Kipp
Orioles take Schultz in 19th round; two North grads picked
596 Brandhorst, James
Lamar Pitching Trio Selected On Second Day of MLB Draft
626 Landry, Kevin
Baseball: Landry drafted by Orioles
656 Coffey, Cameron
Duke Chronicle
686 Mooney, Michael
Gator's second-day draft haul: Lucky 13
716 Anderson, Justin
ULM's Justin Anderson selected by Orioles in 24th round of MLB Draft
746 Johnson, Jay
Major league draft for the 'Birds' for N.B. pitcher
776 Mechaw, Michael
806 Planeta, Michael
836 Hoppy, Kyle
Three Local Players taken in MLB Draft
866 Alexander, Brandon
896 Webb, Brenden
Locals draft chart
926 Mike Flacco
Two Flaccos flying around Baltimore
1 comment:
Here's a new article on #536 -- he signed.
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/local/x944962624/Martin-Orioles-finalize-contract
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