The commerce deadline deal to ship main designated hitter Trey Mancini to the Houston Astros appeared as if it’d open a spot each on the Orioles’ roster and of their lineup for power-hitting outfield prospect Kyle Stowers. When it didn’t, government vp and common supervisor Mike Elias mentioned a promotion for Stowers “could happen at any time.”
The time was Friday, with the Orioles choosing Stowers’ contract amid a group of strikes. This will mark Stowers’ second main league stint, but it surely figures to be way more everlasting than the earlier one, through which he went 1-for-7 in June in its place participant in Toronto.
On either side of that chance, Stowers raked in Triple-A Norfolk, hitting a system-best 19 house runs with an .884 OPS. That efficiency follows a yr through which he led Baltimore minor leaguers with 27 house runs to share the group’s Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year award with then-top prospect Adley Rutschman.
The 24-year-old is Baltimore’s No. 11 prospect, in response to Baseball America, and was the group’s third choice within the 2019 draft behind Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson, who each have ranked as the game’s No. 1 total prospect.
The Orioles opened a roster spot for Stowers by designating outfielder Brett Phillips for task, which leaves a gap on their 40-man roster. The group additionally optioned right-hander Logan Gillaspie, positioned utility participant Terrin Vavra on the paternity record, and recalled infielder Richie Martin and left-hander Nick Vespi.
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