2012 Orioles Draft Signings- Updated

Here is an updated list of the Orioles draft pick signings. There hasn't been a ton of action over the past week and they are still working towards signing their first and second round picks and can now begin negotiations with their 4th and 7th round picks since the College World Series has ended, but a few later round guys have signed. The new signees are highlighted. 

Below (in bold) is who they have signed so far, along with their twitter handles, where applicable.

1st Round (4th overall) Kevin Gausman @KevinGausman
2nd Round (65) Branden Kline @Half_n_Half16
3rd Round (99) Adrian Marin @Adrian_Marin8
4th Round (132) Christian Walker @CWALK01313
5th Round (162) Colin Poche @colinpoche
6th Round (192) Lex Rutledge @LexRutledge
7th Round (222) Matthew Price @MattPrice22
8th Round (252) Torsten Boss @T_Boss07 
9th Round (282) Brady Wager
10th Round (312) Joel Hutter @jhutter28 
11th Round (342) Kevin Grendell
12th Round (372) William Waltrip @Billz_W18
13th Round (402) Wade Wass @WadeWass_10- has said that he is returning to school
14th Round (432) Sean McAdams
15th Round (462) Derick Velasquez- will be tough to sign
16th Round (492) Luc Rennie @lucrennie20
17th Round (522) Nick Grim @NickGrim28CP
18th Round (552) Sam Kimmel
19th Round (582) Josh Hader @jhader17
20th Round (612) Ryan Ripken @RydinMahPine -  has said that he is returning to school 
21st Round (642) Julian Service @jservice13
22nd Round (672) Will Howard @will_howard1
23rd Round (702) Gene Escat
24th Round (732) Tommy Richards @TR_38_BU
25th Round (762) Alexander Simpson @5creede5
26th Round (792) Lucas Herbst @LaidBckLuke4
27th Round (822) Anthony Caronia
28th Round (852) Dennis Torres
29th Round (882) Jake Pintar
30th Round (912) Anthony Vega @_AO34_ 
31st Round (942) Anthony Bazzani
32nd Round (972) William Russell 
33rd Round (1002) Colton Plaia- I'd say it's very unlikely he signs
34th Round (1032) John Sewald @johnnysewald17
35th Round (1062) Charles Porter
36th Round (1092) Peter Irvin- reports from his school that he will not sign
37th Round (1122) Derrick Bleeker @DBleeks9
38th Round (1152) Jack Graham @jackaarongraham  
39th Round (1182) Scott Kalush
40th Round (1212) Raymond Hunnicutt

2012 Orioles Draft Signings

While the big league O's continue to shred the competition and remain in the American League playoff picture, I've been staying on top of their signing of the players they selected in the 2012 draft.

Below (in bold) is who they have signed so far, along with their twitter handles, where applicable.

1st Round (4th overall) Kevin Gausman @KevinGausman
2nd Round (65) Branden Kline @Half_n_Half16
3rd Round (99) Adrian Marin @Adrian_Marin8
4th Round (132) Christian Walker @CWALK01313
5th Round (162) Colin Poche @colinpoche
6th Round (192) Lex Rutledge @LexRutledge
7th Round (222) Matthew Price @MattPrice22
8th Round (252) Torsten Boss @T_Boss07 
9th Round (282) Brady Wager
10th Round (312) Joel Hutter @jhutter28 
11th Round (342) Kevin Grendell
12th Round (372) William Waltrip @Billz_W18
13th Round (402) Wade Wass @WadeWass_10
14th Round (432) Sean McAdams
15th Round (462) Derick Velasquez- will be tough to sign
16th Round (492) Luc Rennie @lucrennie20
17th Round (522) Nick Grim @NickGrim28CP
18th Round (552) Sam Kimmel
19th Round (582) Josh Hader @jhader17
20th Round (612) Ryan Ripken @RydinMahPine - very unlikely to sign
21st Round (642) Julian Service @jservice13
22nd Round (672) Will Howard @will_howard1
23rd Round (702) Gene Escat
24th Round (732) Tommy Richards @TR_38_BU
25th Round (762) Alexander Simpson @5creede5
26th Round (792) Lucas Herbst @LaidBckLuke4
27th Round (822) Anthony Caronia
28th Round (852) Dennis Torres
29th Round (882) Jake Pintar
30th Round (912) Anthony Vega @_AO34_ 
31st Round (942) Anthony Bazzani
32nd Round (972) William Russell 
33rd Round (1002) Colton Plaia- I'd say it's very unlikely he signs
34th Round (1032) John Sewald @johnnysewald17
35th Round (1062) Charles Porter
36th Round (1092) Peter Irvin- reports from his school that he will not sign
37th Round (1122) Derrick Bleeker @DBleeks9
38th Round (1152) Jack Graham @jackaarongraham  
39th Round (1182) Scott Kalush
40th Round (1212) Raymond Hunnicutt

2012 Orioles Draft Wrap, with Twitter Info

The 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft wrapped up yesterday after 40 rounds of selections. In past years, the draft went 50 rounds so it felt at least slightly shorter this time around.

I started doing this on Tuesday, so figured that I may as well finish it up today. Here are all forty of the O's draft picks, along with their Twitter handles, if they are members of the site. In my opinion, it's a cool way to see how the players react to being drafted.

1st Round (4th overall) Kevin Gausman @KevinGausman
2nd Round (65) Branden Kline @Half_n_Half16
3rd Round (99) Adrian Marin @Adrian_Marin8
4th Round (132) Christian Walker @CWALK01313
5th Round (162) Colin Poche @colinpoche
6th Round (192) Lex Rutledge @LexRutledge
7th Round (222) Matthew Price @MattPrice22
8th Round (252) Torsten Boss @T_Boss07 
9th Round (282) Brady Wager- the streak appears to be broken...
10th Round (312) Joel Hutter @jhutter28 
11th Round (342) Kevin Grendell- nope
12th Round (372) William Waltrip @Billz_W18
13th Round (402) Wade Wass @WadeWass_10
14th Round (432) Sean McAdams- not as far as I can tell
15th Round (462) Derick Velzquez- two in a row no-go's
16th Round (492) Luc Rennie @lucrennie20
17th Round (522) Nick Grim @NickGrim28CP
18th Round (552) Sam Kimmel- nope
19th Round (582) Josh Hader @jhader17
20th Round (612) Ryan Ripken @RydinMahPine (Yep, that's Cal's son)
21st Round (642) Julian Service @jservice13
22nd Round (672) Will Howard @will_howard1
23rd Round (702) Gene Escat- another no
24th Round (732) Tommy Richards @TR_38_BU
25th Round (762) Alexander Simpson @5creede5
26th Round (792) Lucas Herbst @LaidBckLuke4
27th Round (822) Anthony Caronia- no dice
28th Round (852) Dennis Torres- still no
29th Round (882) Jake Pintar- our first three in a row no's
30th Round (912) Anthony Vega @_AO34_ 
31st Round (942) Anthony Bazzani- he's not in on the fun
32nd Round (972) William Russell - neither is "Steel", but he is bench coach John Russell's son
33rd Round (1002) Colton Plaia- another three straight, lame
34th Round (1032) John Sewald @johnnysewald17
35th Round (1062) Charles Porter- no
36th Round (1092) Peter Irvin- nope
37th Round (1122) Derrick Bleeker @DBleeks9
38th Round (1152) Jack Graham @jackaarongraham  He is the O's Minor League Ops Coordinator's son
39th Round (1182) Scott Kalush- not happening
40th Round (1212) Raymond Hunnicutt- not, but he has one of the cooler names of all the draftees

Orioles 2012 Draft Picks...On Twitter (UPDATED through 15th round)

The 2012 MLB first year player draft began last night and I was very happy with the Orioles' first round pick of  LSU sophomore pitcher, Kevin Gausman. His name had been attached to the Orioles in draft speculation in recent weeks, so it was no surprise that they selected him. From a collector's standpoint, I was pleasantly surprised to see the array of cards that have already been produced of Gausman, mainly due to his involvement with Team USA.

First off, while I have to admit that my college baseball knowledge is woefully lacking, I still enjoy the draft. I tend to follow the players that the Orioles select since I'm a fan of the minor leagues, but I rarely recognize any names after the top ten or so prospects. And since the O's have been in the top ten worst teams in recent seasons, I almost always know a little bit about the players they are considering.

I won't delve into details about the Orioles' draftees since I don't have much personal knowledge to pass along, but there is something interesting that I've seen with the O's picks so far in the 2012 draft; they are all on Twitter. Maybe it something that is more common with the current crop of high school/college players, or maybe it's just something I'm paying more attention to this year, but at least the Orioles' top eight picks are all on Twitter. In past years, I would say that 50% or so might have had a Twitter presence.

Anyway, here are all of the O's draftees, and their Twitter handles, if you are into that kind of thing.

1st Round (4th overall) Kevin Gausman @KevinGausman
2nd Round (65) Branden Kline @Half_n_Half16
3rd Round (99) Adrian Marin @Adrian_Marin8
4th Round (132) Christian Walker @CWALK01313
5th Round (162) Colin Poche @colinpoche
6th Round (192) Lex Rutledge @LexRutledge
7th Round (222) Matthew Price @MattPrice22
8th Round (252) Torsten Boss @T_Boss07 
9th Round (282) Brady Wager- the streak appears to be broken...
10th Round (312) Joel Hutter @jhutter28 
11th Round (342) Kevin Grendell- nope
12th Round (372) William Waltrip @Billz_W18
13th Round (402) Wade Wass @WadeWass_10
14th Round (432) Sean McAdams- not as far as I can tell
15th Round (462) Derick Velzquez- two in a row no-go's

I might update this tonight and again after the draft for anyone that cares to follow along.