O, Fortuna! Explorations in Randomness
Five Orioles who have either reaped the benefits from or suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune over the season’s first 20 games.
Minor League Scores – 4/24/11
Bobby Bundy pitched 6 scoreless innings, allowing 6 hits with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts in a 2-1 Frederick Keys win.
Minor League Scores – 4/23/11
Mychal Givens went 2 for 4 with a run, a walk and a strikeout in a 6-1 Delmarva Shorebirds win.
Dylan Bundy Scouting Report
Bundy ranks as one of the better preparatory prospects in the 2011 MLB Draft and is the brother of O’s prospect Bobby Bundy. He could be an option for the Orioles at #4.
Danny Hultzen Scouting Report
If he’s available at #4 overall, Danny Hultzen is a very intriguing option for the Orioles come draft day. Here’s a complete breakdown of the Virginia lefty.
Minor League Scores – 4/22/11
Michael Ohlman went 2 for 4 with a run, an RBI and 2 strikeouts in a 6-5 Delmarva Shorebirds win.
Video – Connor Narron
Connor Narron, the Orioles’ 2010 5th round draft pick, bats in the GCL (2010).
ON Top 50 Prospects – #1: Zach Britton
I think at this point all of you know just about everything regarding Zach Britton. So instead of a quick write-up, I’ll point you towards the biggest Zach Britton articles published here on Orioles Nation for some further reading on the young lefty.
ON Top 50 Prospects – #2: Manny Machado
The Orioles signed Manny Machado minutes before the midnight EST signing deadline, after selecting him with the 3rd overall pick in the 2010 MLB draft. An 18-year-old recent high school graduate, Machado had been under scholarship to attend Florida International.
ON Top 50 Prospects – #3: Xavier Avery
Xavier Avery was a two-sport athlete coming out of high school — both a heavily recruited football running back and, obviously, a top MLB draft prospect. Ultimately, he chose football and signed with the Orioles for $900,000 as a second round pick in the 2008 draft.
