Minors
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841March 9, 2022 at 7:00 amOrioles’ Ortiz remains highly rated; Mayo brings power; Norby likes competition
Joey Ortiz has had quite a rise in some minor league ratings, even though he played only 35 games last season. Ortiz,...
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1.1KMarch 3, 2022 at 7:00 amUvila hopes a big league career with Orioles is in the cards
Last December, the Orioles selected pitcher Cole Uvila in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft. The 28-year-old right-hander was...
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February 17, 2022 at 7:00 am
Diaz, Bannon no longer on Orioles’ top prospect lists
You would have to closely follow the Orioles’ minor leagues to know who Keegan Gillies and Morgan McSweeney are. Both are right-handed pitchers and are among the top 45 Oriole prospects in FanGraphs’ latest list. Gillies was the Orioles’ 15th-round draft pick last July and threw one inning in the Florida Complex...
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1.1KFebruary 15, 2022 at 7:00 amMercado’s eager to make move from classroom to Orioles’ minor league manager
Thursday is the final day of school for Aberdeen IronBirds manager Roberto Mercado. The 42-year-old ends an 18-year career as dean of...
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745February 11, 2022 at 7:00 amBowie manager Kyle Moore shares thoughts on Oriole prospects, what he’s learned
Kyle Moore has been in the Orioles’ organization as a minor league player, coach and manager since 2010. He began his managerial...
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1.3KFebruary 3, 2022 at 7:00 amFor the Orioles’ Felipe Alou Jr., baseball is the family business
When the Orioles announced their minor league managers and coaches last week, there were a number unfamiliar names to fans. There was...
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February 2, 2022 at 7:00 am
Buck Britton discusses managing Norfolk, Adley Rutschman and Grayson Rodriguez
Buck Britton was a 35th-round draft choice by the Orioles in 2008 and played seven seasons at every level in their minor league system. The older brother of former Orioles reliever Zack Britton, Buck began his managerial career at Low-A Delmarva in 2018. After two seasons managing Double-A Bowie, he has been...
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February 1, 2022 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ prospects continue to rank high; Promotion schedule; A worthy program
By any measure, the Orioles’ minor leagues are getting better. MLB Pipeline has their system ranked as the best in baseball while Baseball America rates the Orioles’ system second best. Keith Law, who follows minor league prospects for The Athletic, ranked the minors’ top 100 prospects and has five Orioles in his...
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January 21, 2022 at 7:00 am
An interview with the Orioles’ Grayson Rodriguez, baseball’s top pitching prospect
Grayson Rodriguez was the Orioles’ top draft choice in 2018. Last season, he was dominant at High-A Aberdeen and Double A-Bowie (9-1, 2.36 ERA, 161 strikeouts, 27 walks in 103 innings). This week, Rodriguez was named as the sixth-best prospect in the minor leagues by Baseball America, and the top pitcher. The...
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January 13, 2022 at 11:39 am
Bowie Baysox, Frederick Keys are sold
The Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Orioles since 1993, and the Frederick Keys, a longtime affiliate now a part of the Major League Baseball Draft League, were sold to Attain Sports and Entertainment by Ken Young. The transfer of the teams took place on January 1st, an announcement by Attain...
