Drafted in the 1st round (4th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 (signed for $188,000).
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Auburn’s Olson was the draft’s No. 1 ranked prospect at the outset of the 1988 season; he’s still there, by a comfortable margin. Scouts are almost unanimous in their assessment that the hard-throwing relief ace is the best talent in the college crop.
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