The Baltimore Orioles wrapped up the first half leading the American League East and have the second-best record in the American League trailing the Cleveland Guardians by a half-game. In the MLB Draft last night they came away with some talent to an already deep farm system as they first selected outfielder Vance Honeycutt out of North Carolina with the 22nd overall pick, then in the prospect promotion round they selected shortstop Griff O’Ferrall from Virginia, and finally in round two with the 61st overall pick they took catcher Ethan Anderson also out of Virginia.
OF – Vance Honeycutt – North Carolina Tar Heels
Honeycutt in three seasons at North Carolina he played in 176 games hitting .293 with a 1.050 OPS; he had 30 doubles, seven triples, 65 home runs, 170 RBI, 205 runs scored, 126 walks, and 76 stolen bases. In his first season, he played in 64 games hitting .296 with a 1.082 OPS; he had ten doubles, four triples, 25 home runs, 57 RBI, 66 runs scored, 29 stolen bases, and 41 walks. In his second season, he played in 50 games hitting .257 with a .910 OPS; he had seven doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 43 RBI, 51 runs scored, 19 stolen bases, and 49 walks. This season, he played in 62 games hitting .318 with a 1.124 OPS; he had 13 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs, 70 RBI, 88 runs scored, 28 stolen bases, and 36 walks.
SS – Griff O’Ferrall – Virginia Cavaliers
O’Ferrall started in 2021 playing in the Perfect Game Collegiate League playing in 42 games hitting .404 with a .962 OPS; he had 12 doubles, one triple, 27 RBI, 43 runs scored, 29 stolen bases, and 17 walks. In his three seasons at Virginia, he played in 186 games hitting .344 with a .851 OPS; he had 45 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 133 RBI, 196 runs scored, 50 stolen bases, and 89 walks. In his first season, he played in 58 games hitting .308 with a .772 OPS; he had five doubles, one triple, two home runs, 39 RBI, 56 runs scored, 38 walks, and 17 stolen bases. In the summer following that season, he played for Kalamazoo in the Northwoods League appearing in 24 games hitting .343 with a .900 OPS; he had six doubles, one triple, one home run, 23 RBI, 29 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, and 19 walks. In 2023 he played in 65 games hitting .396 with a .948 OPS; he had 20 doubles, two triples, one home run, 42 RBI, 76 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, and 29 walks. This season in 63 games he hit .324 with a .821 OPS; he had 20 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 52 RBI, 64 runs scored, 17 stolen bases, and 22 walks.
C – Ethan Anderson – Virginia Cavaliers
Anderson started in 2021 playing in the Futures Collegiate League for Vermont playing in 29 games hitting .427 with a 1.188 OPS; he had eight doubles, five home runs, 32 RBI, 25 runs scored, one stolen base, and 18 walks. In three seasons at Virginia, he played in 178 games hitting .341 with a 1.001 OPS; he had 58 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs, 145 RBI, 173 runs scored, eight stolen bases, and 103 walks. In 2022, his first season at Virginia played in 55 games hitting .302 with a .900 OPS; he had 12 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 39 RBI, 35 runs scored, and 21 walks. In 2023 he played in 65 games hitting .375 with a 1.118 OPS; he had 26 doubles, 15 home runs, 66 RBI, 71 runs scored, three stolen bases, and 42 walks. That summer he played for Harwich in the Cape Cod Baseball League playing in 22 games hitting .195 with a .545 OPS; he had two doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI, 13 runs scored, one stolen base, and six walks. This season in 63 games he hit .331 with a .943 OPS; he had 20 doubles, eight home runs, 40 RBI, 67 runs scored, five stolen bases, and 40 walks.
