Shelton Perkins was drafted in the 16th round (468th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2019, out of James Madison. He was an effective pen arm in college, a role that he would remain in as a pro.
He was assigned to Low-A Aberdeen and got 17.2 innings of work out of the pen. He was great, allowing only 4 hits while striking out 23. Granted this is short-season ball, those are some insane numbers.
He could move quickly if he keeps pitching like this.
| Year | Age | AgeDif | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | H | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | 0.2 | James Madison | CAA | NCAA | 4 | 1 | 3.29 | 16 | 0 | 27.1 | 25 | 14 | 34 | 1.427 | |
| 2019 | 22 | 1.0 | James Madison | CAA | NCAA | 3 | 1 | 2.96 | 22 | 1 | 45.2 | 27 | 16 | 72 | 0.942 | |
| 2019 | 22 | 0.7 | Aberdeen | NYPL | A- | BAL | 1 | 1 | 2.04 | 15 | 1 | 17.2 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 0.792 |
| Mino | Mino | Mino | Mino | Minors | 1 | 1 | 2.04 | 15 | 1 | 17.2 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 0.792 | ||
| NCAA | NCAA | NCAA | NCAA | NCAA | 7 | 2 | 3.08 | 38 | 1 | 73.0 | 52 | 30 | 106 | 1.123 |