A trio of the Orioles’ extremely ranked prospects are taking one other step within the organizational pipeline, receiving promotions to Double-A Bowie from High-A Aberdeen.
With the promotions of third baseman Coby Mayo (No. 5) and outfielder Colton Cowser (No. 6), every of Baltimore’s prime 9 prospects are within the higher minors or the foremost leagues. Second baseman Connor Norby, ranked No. 11 in Baltimore’s pipeline based on Baseball America, additionally obtained a call-up to the Baysox.
Mayo’s promotion comes at some point after he hit his thirteenth dwelling run of the season, matching him for the organizational lead in lengthy balls with Triple-A Norfolk outfielder Kyle Stowers and Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander. Mayo is hitting .250 this season with an .805 OPS. He’s struck out as many instances as he’s recorded successful (60), however he’s added 28 extra-base hits for the IronBirds this season, and his 42 RBI are already a profession excessive.
Mayo was drafted out of Stoneman-Douglas High School in Florida within the fourth spherical of the 2020 draft, and he rose rapidly final season from rookie ball to Low-A Delmarva. Now, after 63 video games with High-A Aberdeen, the 20-year-old reaches one other degree.
Cowser has seen a equally swift rise by way of the ranks since he was taken within the first spherical of the 2021 draft out of Sam Houston State. The 22-year-old is hitting .258 in his first season on the High-A degree, including 19 doubles and 16 stolen bases to his ledger.
And Norby, drafted within the second spherical after Cowser from East Carolina, was batting .237 with a .736 OPS for Aberdeen previous to his call-up.
The lone member of Baltimore’s top-10 prospects not within the higher minors but is outfielder Heston Kjerstad (No. 10), who solely returned from harm earlier this month to make his debut with the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds, for which he’s hitting .422 in 12 video games.
As the highest prospects regularly strategy the majors — or have already arrived, equivalent to catcher Adley Rutschman and right-hander Kyle Bradish — there’s an indication that the rebuild in Baltimore is approaching its subsequent stage. There’s proof past the promotions, too, with the Orioles taking part in profitable baseball in June — with the potential to clinch a profitable month for the primary time in supervisor Brandon Hyde’s four-season tenure with one win throughout the collection towards the Mariners.
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