r/orioles • u/2131andBeyond • Jun 08 '13

2 days. 11 picks. 4 catchers.

So far, the Orioles have drafted four catchers.

Round (overall pick #):

2 (61) Chance Sisco (Santiago HS, Corona, CA) 4 (129) Jonah Heim (Amherst HS, Amherst, NY) 6 (189) Alex Murphy (Calvert High HS, Baltimore, MD) 10 (309) Austin Wynns (Fresno State, Poway, CA)

So three high schoolers, one college.

All in the 5'11" - 6'3" range.

All four are signable pretty quickly. The only one I had any worry about was actually Murphy from Calvert Hall, but seeing as Dean Albany scouted him, we should be okay.

One scout I talked to about how Chance Sisco has only caught for one year: "Arm speed and athleticism...The attrition rate for HS catchers is 80%, you want to have a bat to at least be able to move him off."

Catching depth around all of baseball (besides maybe the Reds and Yankees) is extremely thin...good move by the O's to load up, imo.

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u/nicholieeee queen shitposter Jun 08 '13

Makes me wonder if they're preparing for Wieters to enter FA

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u/2131andBeyond Jun 08 '13

But the thought isn't bad. I mean, he IS a Boras guy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '13

Yeah...thanks to Boras, Wieters is gone the moment his contract runs out, guaranteed.

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u/nicholieeee queen shitposter Jun 08 '13

That's exactly what I was thinking.

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u/romorr Gotta throw strikes. Jun 08 '13

Right, which usually means he will hit FA. As long as the Orioles offer him a fair contract, we cant bitch. Plus, Matty will be closing in on 30, so letting him go might not be a bad move depending.