We are less than a week away from the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft. Pretty much a clear consensus that Jameson Taillon will be available to the O’s, and will be the selection at 3rd overall.
With this type of consensus being seen on all of the sites, it breeds a bit of expectation. It will be interesting seeing the reaction of Oriole fans if Amateur Scouting Director Joe Jordan elects to go another way.
Yahoo / Rivals.com (6/1)
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1088968
Jameson Taillon
MLB Fanhouse (5/31)
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/05/31/mock-draft-3-0-first-round-update/
Taillon
Keith Law – ESPN Insider (5/31)
Taillon
5ToolTalk.com (5/30)
http://5tooltalk.com/mockdraft.html
Taillon
Baseball America / Jim Callis (5/28)
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=2199
Taillon
MLB.com / Jonathan Mayo (5/26)
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100526&content_id=10448720
Taillon
Perfect Game USA / Andy Seiler (5/25)
http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=4781
Taillon
Perfect Game USA / David Rawnsley (5/13)
http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=4742
Chris Sale
“The Orioles should learn a lesson from the 2008 draft here. I wrote at that point that Tampa Bay would be much better served picking college lefthander Brian Matusz over high-school shortstop Tim Beckham with the first pick. Matusz fell to the Orioles at No. 4, and is now already in their starting rotation and one of the most-prized young arms in the game, while Beckham is hitting below .150 in the Florida State League. Sale (8-0, 1.98, 82 IP/12 BB/114 SO) is a comparable talent to Matusz and could have a similar path to a big-league starting rotation.”
Owner
Chris Stoner founded Baltimore Sports and Life in 2009. He has appeared as a radio guest with 1090 WBAL, 105.7 The Fan, CBS 1300, Q1370, WOYK 1350, WKAV 1400, and WNST 1570. He has also been interviewed by The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Business Journal, and PressBox (TV). As Owner, his responsibilities include serving as the Managing Editor, Publicist, & Sales Director.