The Orioles selected LSU right handed pitcher Kevin Gausman with the 4th pick in the draft which is still in its early stages on mlb.com. They made this pick after Stanford's Mark Appel, the expected #1 pick, fell to them at 4. Appel is still on the board currently. As I type this, we are currently at the #8 pick which belongs to the Pittsburgh Pirates and they just took Appel.Gausman is the 3rd LSU player the Orioles selected in the first round. They selected Ben McDonald #1 overall in 1989 and Mike Fotenot in 2001. Both were solid, but unspectacular major league players. Although Fotenot wasn't with the Orioles. I hope Gausman is better than those because we need this pick to hit.
This season, Gausman is 11-1 with a 2.72 ERA in the extremely tough SEC. Gausman helped LSU advance to the Super Regional. Be sure to check out the future Oriole in the Baton Rouge Super Regional. Gausman has a mid to upper 90s and a plus changeup. Another thing that Gausman has is a coach with Oriole ties. Alan Dunn is Gausman's pitching coach at LSU. Small world.
Welcome to the Orioles organization, Kevin Gausman. Good luck as the college baseball playoffs continue.
-Noland
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