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The Orioles enter the 2021 season with minimal fanfare, as the team’s rebuilding process continues. The Athletic’s Joe Posnanski and ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian talked with PressBox about the timeline for the O’s rebuild and the team’s long-term outlook.
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Heston Kjerstad, the second overall pick by the Orioles in the 2020 MLB Draft, will not attend the team’s fall instructional league camp because of an undisclosed medical, non-sports reason. “It’s not great,” GM Mike Elias said. “I think the fact that he is an advanced high-level college hitter makes it a little less concerning.”
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The Orioles ranked last in Baseball America’s rankings of which teams extracted the most value out of the 2020 MLB Draft, but MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis believes the organization is heading in the right direction.
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The Orioles are hoping Heston Kjerstad enjoys the same trajectory in Baltimore that he did at Arkansas. Dave Van Horn and Blaine Knight explain what made Kjerstad so special as a Razorback.
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Recent Orioles draft picks Carter Baumler, Heston Kjerstad and Anthony Servideo recently joined Glenn Clark Radio, as did Ravens edge rusher Jaylon Ferguson. Check out what they had to say.
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The Orioles announced June 30 that they have signed first-round pick Heston Kjerstad, taken No. 2 overall in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Arkansas.
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Arkansas head baseball coach Dave Van Horn has coached some hitters who have gone on to find success in the major leagues, including Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, and he believes Orioles first-round pick Heston Kjerstad could be next.
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Former Oriole and current baseball analyst for the SEC Network David Dellucci has high praise for the Orioles’ selections in the 2020 MLB Draft. “I think they did great …,” Dellucci said. “I do not question one bit the caliber of players these guys are or the types of young men they are.”
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“I love [Heston Kjerstad’s] physicality,” Orioles and SEC Network broadcaster Ben McDonald said of Baltimore’s No. 2 overall pick. “To me he’s the best left-handed bat in this draft, especially from a college standpoint.”
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Orioles GM Mike Elias was quick to dismiss the under slot strategy for this year’s five-round MLB Draft, but Stan “The Fan” Charles says he pulled it off nonetheless.
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