It was a pleasant week for gamers chosen with the Orioles’ second choose of a draft.
The most notable case was Gunnar Henderson, who arrived within the majors Wednesday to place the Orioles’ first three picks of the 2019 draft collectively of their lineup. The former second-round choose recorded a success in all however one among his first seven video games, together with a house run in his second main league at-bat.
Jordan Westburg, who Henderson left behind on Triple-A Norfolk’s infield, didn’t put collectively his greatest week, however 2020′s thirtieth general choose nonetheless left it with a .500 slugging share because of half of his 4 hits being house runs.
Likewise, 2021 second-round Connor Norby continued his energy output with Double-A Bowie, whereas Dylan Beavers, the Orioles’ prime choose this 12 months behind No. 1 general choice Jackson Holliday, impressed with Low-A Delmarva. Both are highlighted right here as every week, The Baltimore Sun will break down 5 of the highest performers within the Orioles’ prospect ranks and hand out some superlatives for many who didn’t make that lower.
1. Double-A Bowie infielder Connor Norby
Norby is tied with Westburg for the group’s minor league house run crown with 23, with three of these coming amongst his six hits final week as he slugged .895. He added a triple for good measure. Norby is hitting .292/.373/.575 with 15 house runs since becoming a member of Bowie, with an OPS greater than 200 factors above his mark with High-A Aberdeen.
2. Low-A Delmarva outfielder Dylan Beavers
Beavers, the thirty third general choose within the 2022 draft, has had little hassle adapting to professional ball. He slashed .375/.423/.542 for the Shorebirds final week, and his OPS in Low-A truly went down. It’s actually nonetheless respectable at .999.
3. Triple-A Norfolk right-hander Mike Baumann
Before pitching solidly for the Orioles within the opening recreation of Monday’s doubleheader as Baltimore’s twenty ninth man, Baumann dominated for the Tides. The solely run he allowed over six innings was unearned as he struck out 13 in a begin Wednesday. In the 2 months between his earlier main league stint and Monday’s begin — after which he was returned to Norfolk — Baumann had a 2.89 ERA and struck out almost a 3rd of the batters he confronted in Triple-A.
4. Triple-A Norfolk infielder Joey Ortiz
Even with Henderson, Adley Rutschman and Kyle Stowers within the majors, Ortiz is an instance of why govt vp and common supervisor Mike Elias believes there’s extra expertise coming from Baltimore’s 2019 draft. In his first week with Triple-A, Ortiz continued to mash within the method that bought him there, placing up an OPS of 1.124 with two doubles, a triple and a house run with three steals in as many tries to associate with it.
5. Double-A Bowie right-hander Noah Denoyer
Amid the entire current discuss concerning the Orioles’ 2019 draft, a pitcher they — and each different crew — didn’t take that 12 months had a powerful outing for the Baysox. Signed as an undrafted free agent, Denoyer labored 4 almost good innings Thursday, with a stroll the one baserunner towards him. Working largely in bulk aid, Denoyer has a 2.44 ERA for Bowie, hanging out 64 of 181 opposing hitters.
The prime prospect not featured to this point
Grayson Rodriguez begins for Bowie on Tuesday in his second begin since getting back from a Grade 2 proper lat muscle pressure. In the primary, he threw 31 pitches over 1 1/3 innings on Thursday for High-A Aberdeen, shaking off some rust however working in each bit of his repertoire. Each outing from Rodriguez, the sport’s prime pitching prospect, will present extra data as as to whether he can be part of the Orioles to assist a late playoff push.
International acquisition of the week
As a 19-year-old in Low-A, Delmarva’s Moises Chace has not had the smoothest first season in affiliated ball. But maybe he’s closing it effectively. Friday for the Shorebirds, he accomplished 5 innings for the primary time this season, permitting two runs on three hits and a stroll whereas hanging out 4. It marked his first outing with out a number of free passes since mid-June.
The greatest former top-30 prospect of the week
Time has probably run out for Robert Neustrom to interrupt into the Orioles’ 2022 outfield plans, however a late push with Norfolk wouldn’t damage. He hit .385 with a .538 slugging share final week, starting September effectively after he struggled mightily in August.
Time to provide some shine to …
Among Orioles minor leaguers with at the least 300 plate appearances, Aberdeen outfielder Donta’ Williams has the sixth-highest stroll price, and of the 5 gamers above him, solely Henderson has a greater strikeout price. That’s a welcome signal for Baltimore’s 2021 fourth-round choose, at the same time as he’s usually had struggles in his first full season. Last week, he hit .313/.389/.625 with a double and two triples, stealing two bases and strolling twice towards three strikeouts.
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