He is the son of longtime MLBer Andruw Jones, who was on a Hall of Fame track through his 20s until his production cratered almost as soon as he hit 30. Jones, pictured above, is the #1 prospect on basically everyoneвЂ™s draft board. These assorted mocks are all just making guesses based on sources other than the high levels of the OвЂ™s front office.

It is unlikely that any of the top-level thinkers are talking to any press person about their process. The pattern that was established when Mike Elias was an assistant with the Astros is that right before the draft, the top-level decisionmakers cloister themselves and come to a final decision. One thing to keep in mind as this roundup is being posted is that the Orioles decision has almost certainly not been made. ItвЂ™s just a question of who they will take.

The names the Orioles might choose from have been guessed for a while. These are not surprising names to anyone whoвЂ™s been following the draft rumor mill over the weeks leading up to the draft. The one sure thing is that no one really knows.ДЇour different publications have put out mock drafts within the last 48 hours or so and there are four different ideas of who will be taken at #1. Who will the Orioles end up selecting with the top pick tonight? A variety of draft/prospect experts have weighed in over the closing days before the draft, including a couple that have made mock drafts on the day of the draft. From here on, itвЂ™s going to require more savvy and luck. The #1 pick theyвЂ™ve got lined up for tonight after having the worst record in MLB last season could be their last вЂњeasyвЂќ chance to grab a top talent for the farm system. While Elias didnвЂ™t mention the name of the reliever the team was close to dealing, itвЂ™s safe to assume the player in question would be either Paul Fry or Tanner Scott, both of which The AthleticвЂ™s Dan Connolly reportedВ (subscription required) were receiving a significant amount of interest on the trade front.With the Orioles showing some unexpected quality in the 2022 season, itвЂ™s looking likely that the days of the team raking in a top 5 pick in the draft every year are over for now. Within the flurry of moves was the Baltimore OriolesвЂ pair of trades, in which the OвЂ™s shipped out right-handed reliever Shawn Armstrong and veteran shortstop Freddy Galvis for future assets.ДЄccording to Joe Trezza of MLB.com, Orioles GM Mike Elias came close to trading a reliever but stayed put. Some of the biggest deals around the league included Javier Baez being traded to the New York Mets, Jose Berrios being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Los Angeles Dodgers acquiring both Max Scherzer and Trea Turner from the Washington Nationals. Although several more trades were announced following the deadline, the four oвЂ™clock hour marked the end of a very busy day around baseball. On Friday, Major League BaseballвЂ™s annual trade deadline, set for 4:00 PM ET this season, passed. With the MLB trade deadline in the rearview, how well did Mike Elias and the Baltimore OriolesвЂ™ front office do at improving for the future? By Arrick Joel 11 months ago Follow Tweet

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