Mike Mussina (1990) made five
all-star appearances with the Orioles.
The
Baltimore Orioles are a
Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in
Baltimore ,
Maryland . They play in the
American League East division. Since the institution of MLB's
Rule 4 Draft , the Orioles have selected 60 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",
[1] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.
[1] In addition, teams which lost
free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded
compensatory or supplementary picks .
[2]
Of the 60 players picked in the first round by Baltimore, 30 have been
pitchers , the most of any position; 21 of them were right-handed, while 9 were left-handed. Twelve
outfielders , eight
shortstops , seven
catchers , two
third basemen , and one
second basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at
first base .
[3] 16 of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with five players.
[3] The Orioles have also drafted two players from Canada,
Ntema Ndungidi (1997) and
Adam Loewen (2002).
[3] The Orioles have not drafted any players from their home state of Maryland.
[3]
Two players have won a championship with the team;
Bobby Grich (1967), who was a part of the
1970 World Series championship team, and
Rich Dauer (1974), who was a part of the
1983 World Series championship team.
[4]
[5]
Mike Mussina (1990) is the only of the Orioles' first-round picks to have been elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame . One pick,
Gregg Olson (1988), has won the MLB
Rookie of the Year Award ; he won the award in 1989.
[6] The Orioles had the
first overall selection three times in the draft, which they used on
Ben McDonald (1989),
Adley Rutschman (2019), and
Jackson Holliday (2022).
Jayson Werth (1997) was originally drafted as a catcher, but was converted to a
right fielder , and primarily plays that position in the major leagues.
[7]
The Orioles have made 11 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and six compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965.
[3] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,
[2]
[8]
[V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.
[9] The Orioles have failed to sign two of their first-round picks, Brad DuVall (1987) and
Wade Townsend (2004). They received the 28th pick in 1988 and the 48th pick in 2005 for failing to sign DuVall and Townsend, respectively, as compensation.
[3]
Key
Picks
Bobby Grich (1967) was part of the
World Series -winning
1970 Baltimore Orioles team.
Rich Dauer (1974) was one of sixteen players drafted from the state of California by the Orioles.
Jayson Werth (1997) was originally drafted as a catcher, but was converted to a right fielder.
Darnell McDonald (1997) was one of four consecutive outfielders selected by the Orioles in the first round.
Brian Roberts (1999) was the last of seven players the Orioles selected in the first round of the
1999 draft .
Nick Markakis (2003) was one of four players drafted by the Orioles from the state of Georgia.
Matt Wieters (2007) is the first of four consecutive players drafted by the Orioles with a pick in the top five.
Brian Matusz (2008) was one of nine left-handed pitchers drafted by the Orioles.
See also
V Through the 2012 draft,
free agents were evaluated by the
Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered
arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick.
[9] Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.
[57] However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.
[58]
a The Orioles lost their first-round pick in 1979 to the
Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing free agent
Steve Stone .
[59]
b The Orioles lost their first-round pick in 1981 to the
Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing free agent
Jim Dwyer .
[60]
c The Orioles lost their first-round pick in 1985 to the
California Angels as compensation for signing free agent
Fred Lynn .
[61]
d The Orioles lost their first-round pick in 1986 to the
California Angels as compensation for signing free agent
Juan Beníquez .
[62]
e The Orioles gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1987 from the
Cleveland Indians for losing free agent
Rick Dempsey .
[63]
f The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1987 for losing free agent Rick Dempsey.
[63]
g The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1988 for failing to sign draft pick Brad DuVall.
[64]
h The Orioles lost their first-round pick in 1994 to the
New York Mets as compensation for signing free agent
Sid Fernandez .
[65]
i The Orioles lost their first-round pick in 1996 to the
Toronto Blue Jays as compensation for signing free agent
Roberto Alomar .
[66]
j The Orioles gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1997 from the
New York Yankees for losing free agent
David Wells .
[67]
k The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1997 for losing free agent David Wells.
[67]
l The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1998 for losing free agent
Randy Myers .
[68]
m The Orioles gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1999 from the
St. Louis Cardinals for losing free agent
Eric Davis .
[69]
n The Orioles gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1999 from the
Texas Rangers for losing free agent
Rafael Palmeiro .
[69]
o The Orioles gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1999 from the
Cleveland Indians for losing free agent
Roberto Alomar .
[69]
p The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1999 for losing free agent Roberto Alomar.
[69]
q The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1999 for losing free agent Eric Davis.
[69]
r The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1999 for losing free agent Rafael Palmeiro.
[69]
s The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2000 for losing free agent
Arthur Rhodes .
[70]
t The Orioles gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2001 from the
New York Yankees for losing free agent
Mike Mussina .
[71]
u The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2001 for losing free agent Mike Mussina.
[71]
v The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2005 for failing to sign draft pick
Wade Townsend .
[72]
w The Orioles gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2006 for losing free agent
B. J. Ryan .
[73]
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Seasons (121)
1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1965: S. McDonald
1966: Parks
1967:
Grich
1968:
Kennedy
1969:
Hood
1970: West
1971:
Stein
1972: Thomas
1973:
Parrott
1974:
Dauer
1975:
Ford
1976:
D. Williams
1977:
Hazewood
1978: Boyce
1979: None
1980: J. Williams
1981: None
1982: Kucharski
1983: Wilson
1984:
Hoover
1985: None
1986: None
1987: Myers, DuVall,
Harnisch
1988:
Olson ,
Gutiérrez
1989:
B. McDonald
1990:
Mussina
1991:
M. Smith
1992:
Hammonds
1993:
Powell
1994: None
1995: Shepherd
1996: None
1997:
Werth ,
D. McDonald ,
Ndungidi
1998: Elder, Tucker
1999: Paradis, Stahl,
Bigbie ,
Reed , Cenate,
Rice ,
Roberts
2000: Hale, Johnson
2001: C. Smith,
Fontenot , Bass
2002:
Loewen
2003:
Markakis
2004:
Townsend
2005:
Snyder ,
Olson
2006: Rowell,
Beato
2007:
Wieters
2008:
Matusz
2009:
Hobgood
2010:
Machado
2011:
Bundy
2012:
Gausman
2013:
Harvey
2014: None
2015:
Stewart ,
Mountcastle
2016:
Sedlock
2017:
Hall
2018:
Rodriguez
2019:
Rutschman
2020:
Kjerstad
2021:
Cowser
2022:
Holliday
2023:
Bradfield