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After the Pirates took Louisville catcher Henry Davis at No. 1, Vanderbilt righty Jack Leiter went to the Rangers at No. 2, with prep righty Jackson Jobe going to the Tigers at No. 3 and prep shortstop Marcelo Mayer to the Red Sox at No. 4. 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Since taking the reins of the Orioles’ front office, 14 of Elias’ top 15 picks have been hitters, headlined by Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman first overall in 2019. Elias then swung an under-slot deal with Arkansas outfielder Heston Kjerstad at No. 2 in 2020. The expectation is the club will employ a similar strategy with Cowser, in an attempt to maximize its $11,829,300 bonus pool. The No.5 pick is valued at $6,180,700.","type":"markdown","__typename":"Markdown"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"colton-cowser-drafted-no-5-by-orioles-in-mlb-draft\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.9.data":{"html":"