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08:23 AM ET 06.04 | Byron Buxton, Mark Appel, Kyle Zimmer and Kevin Gausman are names worth remembering, but baseball's amateur draft Monday doesn't have industry insiders all that excited. "There doesn't seem to be as much depth to this draft as there were with others," Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said. "Hopefully, we'll get a few good players." ... Whether the Orioles get one of those elite players may depend on what the teams ahead of them -- the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners -- do. "Right away, it gets very shallow as far as talent and upside," [Orioles couting director Gary Rajsich] said. "Without giving you a specific number, there are very few [exceptional players available]."

Byron Buxton, Icon Sports

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June 4, 2012 08:54 AM ET

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Indeed, but Duquette will find talent then trade it for pennies.

B.R.

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June 4, 2012 08:59 AM ET

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The baseball draft is in a world of its own. Most of the other sports draft for now but baseball drafts for down the road . Most likely all of the kids drafted only about 10 to 15 per cent make it to the big show.

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June 4, 2012 10:03 AM ET

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Just because somebody is not currently exceptional doesn't mean that they couldn't become exceptional. People develop at different rates.

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June 4, 2012 10:57 AM ET

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So they're saying the scouts are actually gonna have to earn their paychecks this draft....

Sgt. Schultz

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June 4, 2012 12:31 PM ET

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You can't tell a book by it's cover, look at all the late bloomers da Mets got!!!

Not4Nutten

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June 4, 2012 12:35 PM ET

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Originally posted 10:57 AM ET 06.04 by Sgt. Schultz

So they're saying the scouts are actually gonna have to earn their paychecks this draft....

And the coaches in the minors will have to work as well...

AllStarz Ruinating…

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June 4, 2012 01:40 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:35 PM ET 06.04 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

And the coaches in the minors will have to work as well...

Scouting and Player Development have not been the O's strong suit for quite some time...

TheBone

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June 4, 2012 02:50 PM ET

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Keith Hernandez 42nd Round. Mike Piazza as a favor 52nd Round, Isaw this scout for the A's he was 92 years old, I asked him what his secret to scouting was, he said it was the Girlfriend of th 18 Year Old Centerfielder he was about to draft that convinced him thats its not love that keeps them from playing the field!!!! That was the scouts do, they scout the girlfriends!!!!!