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The list was promoted by Dabomb87 22:25, 14 March 2011 [1].

List of Baltimore Orioles first-round draft picks edit

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Nominator(s): Wizardman 04:21, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

For part 27 of a 31-part series, we have the Baltimore Orioles first-round draft picks. The baseball project is almost done bothering you FLC regulars (with this topic, mwahaha). Anyway, everything checks out, and it looks the same as the other lists, so I don't expect any major problems.

For this list's fun fact, the team actually won the World Series three times in draft years, and you can see by high numbers when the team was an MLB power, and when they started their downward trend. As you can tell, they've been in the basement the past few years. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 04:21, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Courcelles 01:41, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
*Comments
The wording of "The Orioles have made 11 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 17 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965." implies that 28 picks are being discussed here, when in reality the 11 are a subset of the 17.
"Ricky Gutierrez"... our article is "Ricky Gutiérrez"
"Virginia Tech" should be expanded to a fuller name.

Courcelles 17:46, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Not a fan of using the long form for V-Tech, since I don't think anyone actually calls them by their long name ever, but it is consistent with the others. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 01:27, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 17:20, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • "They have also drafted two ..." lost who They are here, reiterate the Orioles.
  • Said this in another review but perhaps it's here for consistency, but saying none of the drafts made the BHOF is a little odd. It's like saying "Ipswich Town never won the Champions League" in the lead.
  • "11 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 6 compensatory" I think MOSNUM allows that to be "eleven" and "six".
  • Is Werth's caption positional change referenced anywhere?
  • Sorry, I'm a non-expert, but what's a "straight outfielder"??
  • "Matt Wieters (2007) is the first of four straight players " was? And, once more, what's a "straight player"?
    • In AmEng, straight in this context means "consecutive". Courcelles 23:29, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man (talk) 20:38, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done; I mention Werth's position change in the lead, and changed 'straight' to 'consecutive'. As for the bhof note, I'll try and find something else to use in its place, but the other possibilities would likely be negatives as well (no mvp wins, for example) Wizardman Operation Big Bear 04:07, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Rlendog (talk) 16:25, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
*Comment - I think this is good work, but I think one statement is incorrect: "Bobby Grich (1967), who was with the franchise when they won the World Series in 1970, is the only pick to win a championship with the team." Didn't Rich Dauer win a championship with the 1983 Orioles? If so, I think the list needs to acknowledge that as well, similar to the color for Grich. Rlendog (talk) 21:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Support – In "One pick, Gregg Olson (1988) has won the MLB Rookie of the Year award", there should be a comma after the year, and I wonder if "award" should be capitalized. It is in our article on the subject. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 23:24, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Done. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 23:54, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]


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