Beavers enters Baseball America Top 100 prospect list; Orioles claim outfielder Daniel Johnson

Dylan Beavers, the Orioles’ outfield prospect who is awaiting a callup to Baltimore, is now one of Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects. That is significant for both Beavers and the Orioles.

The publication ranked Beavers at No. 83, his first time in the top 100. If he wins the Rookie of the Year voting in 2026, and he’s in the top 100 of Baseball America and in the top 100 in either MLB Pipeline or ESPN.com, the Orioles would get rewarded with a Prospect Promotion Incentive Draft Pick in the 2027 draft.

MLB Pipeline updated their Top 100 prospect list on Monday and Beavers was not included.

Beavers, who turned 24 on Monday, is batting .305 with 18 home runs and 50 RBIs with a .948 OPS at Triple-A Norfolk. He was the Orioles’ 33^rd overall pick in the 2022 draft.

To qualify for Rookie of the Year in 2026, Beavers or the Orioles’ top offensive prospect, catcher/first baseman Samuel Basallo, who’s in the top 100 in all three rankings, must avoid accruing 45 days of service time or accumulate 130 at-bats this season.

Neither Basallo nor Beavers can be promoted before this Friday and maintain rookie eligibility for next season.

Basallo is ranked seventh in Baseball America. Single-A Delmarva right-hander Esteban Mejia is 95^th, and outfielder Nate George, who, according to an industry source, will be promoted to High-A Aberdeen on Tuesday, is 81^st. Basallo is the only Oriole to rank in MLB Pipeline’s top 100.

Daniel Johnson claimed off waivers: The Orioles claimed outfielder Daniel Johnson off waivers from San Francisco. Johnson, who had one hitless at-bat and scored a run for the Orioles in one game in 2024, hit .172 with a home run and an RBI for the Giants this season.

If Johnson reports on Tuesday, the Orioles must cut a player, most likely either Greg Allen or Jordyn Adams, who have combined for 15 hitless at-bats. Allen was signed on Friday and was 0-for-10 over the weekend against the A’s.

The Orioles also selected the contract of right-hander José Espada and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Espada was released by San Diego on July 22^nd and signed to a minor league contract by the Orioles on July 26^th.

Right-handed reliever Houston Roth, who was with the Orioles from July 29^th-August 3^rd without appearing in a game, was designated for assignment.