Matt Kremnitzer: Five Near-Ready Orioles Prospects I’m Excited To See In 2020
With the Orioles rebuilding, the major-league roster is ever-changing. Matt Kremnitzer shares five near-ready prospects he’s excited to see in 2020.
Read moreWith the Orioles rebuilding, the major-league roster is ever-changing. Matt Kremnitzer shares five near-ready prospects he’s excited to see in 2020.
Read moreOrioles director of player development Matt Blood talks with PressBox about reuniting with Mike Elias and Sig Mejdal, moving players through the system and more.
Read moreOrioles shortstop prospect Adam Hall grew up in Bermuda, where the two most popular sports are soccer and cricket, but Hall fell in love with the game of baseball because it was something he could practice on his own.
Read moreOrioles pitching prospect Michael Baumann threw a no-hitter for Double-A Bowie July 16, which marked his first nine-inning complete game as a pro. “I don’t even know if I’ve ever pitched into the ninth,” Baumann said, “so just to be in that kind of situation was pretty awesome.”
Read moreOrioles top draft pick Adley Rutschman may be the No. 2 prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis. “I think you could make the argument, if you wanted to grade based strictly on tools and position scarcity … you could probably put him right up near the top,” he said.
Read moreAdley Rutschman has already embraced his role and the pressures that come with being the No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 MLB Draft. “People put a lot of expectations on me,” Rutschman said, “but I always feel like they’re not even close to the ones I put on myself.”
Read moreBy Nate Puciato Highly-touted-yet-injury-plagued pitcher Hunter Harvey, a former first-round pick, has undergone a transformation in the Orioles’ minor-league system
Read moreRyan Ripken is trying to forge his own identity as he moves through the Orioles’ minor league system. “The exciting thing is you get to go out and face a better competition as you move up … ” Ripken said. “It’s been a fun ride.”
Read moreOrioles prospect Mason McCoy, now with the Bowie Baysox, is off to a strong start to the season season, and he credits a lot of his success to a more structured offseason program.
Read moreSince being traded to the Orioles last year, pitching prospect Dean Kremer has been embraced by the Jewish community of Baltimore. “It means the world,” said Kremer, whose parents are both Israeli. “They have welcomed me with open arms.”
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