Dean’s Dozen: Our Top 12 Orioles prospects for the 2017 season
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No. 9
Ofelky Peralta, RHP
2016 Statistics: 8-5, 4.01 ERA, 101 Ks, 60 BBs in 103 1/3 innings (Delmarva)
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Peralta, who won’t turn 20 until after Opening Day, 2017, broke through in his first opportunity with a full-season affiliate. Before winning eight games with Delmarva this past year, he hadn’t picked up a professional win in parts of two seasons with the club’s Dominican Summer League and Gulf Coast League affiliates. Still, as regular fans of the minor leagues know, it’s not about wins and losses. Instead, it’s about the development of the individual players. And Peralta took a big step forward in 2016. With a mid-90s fastball that has him on the path to the majors, he still needs to develop his secondary pitches. For now, I’d like to see what Peralta can do as an encore to this year.
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