2018 Orioles Top Prospect List

[Tony-OH]

It's that time of year once again where we give you an in-depth view of the Orioles system. We will be doing our top 30 once again, but this year we will give you a new grading system so you can quickly see where the player is currently in development, where they will most likely end up, and their ceiling if everything breaks for them. This will help you determine the closeness of the player to the big leagues as well as the toolsy guys with bigger ceilings but who are farther away.

We developed this list after doing our own scouting, analyzing statistics,  and after analyzing comments from players development personnel and professional scouts inside and outside of the organization. As with last year, I worked in collaboration with Luke Siler to develop the list. Our official list listed here is the collaborative result of our analysis. 

New Grading System:
Grade    Hitters                  Starters                  Relievers
80          HOFer                   HOFer #1    
75          Top 1-2                Top 1-2 #1    
70          Top 5                    Top 5 #1     
65          All-Star                 All-Star #1-#2    
60          Plus                      #2-#3                      Elite Closer All-Star
55          Above AVG          #3-#4                      Mid-Closer
50          AVG Regular       #4-#5                      Low-Closer/Elite Setup
45         Platoon/Utilty      #5-Swingman        Setup
40         Bench                   Up/Down                Middle/Long relief
35         Up/Down              Emergency            Up/Down
30         Org (AA/AAA)      Org (AA/AAA)       Org (AA/AAA)
25         Org (AA)               Org (AA)                 Org (AA)
20         Org (A Ball )         Org (A Ball)            Org (A Ball)

We will release the list 6-10 (Tue 11/6), then 1-5 (Thur 11/8), 10-15 (Tue 11/13), 16-20 (Thur 11/15), 21-30 Tue (11/20). 
11/19)

Rank	Name	Current Grade	Future Grade	Ceiling Grade
1	DL Hall – LHP	25	60	65
2	Grayson Rodriguez – RHP	20	60	60
3	Ryan Mountcastle – 3B	40	55	60
4	Dean Kremer- RHP	45	55	60
5	Yusniel Diaz – OF	40	55	60
6	Austin Hays – OF	40	50	55
7	Hunter Harvey – RHP	35	50	60
8	Zac Lowther – LHP	35	50	55
9	Blaine Knight – RHP	25	50	55
10	Brenan Hanifee – RHP	25	50	55
11	Keegan Akin – LHP	40	50	50
12	Luis Ortiz – RHP	40	45	50
13	Ryan McKenna – OF	35	45	50
14	Branden Kline – RHP	40	45	55
15	Drew Rom – LHP	20	45	55
16	Zach Pop	40	45	50
17	Dillon Tate	40	45	50
18	Rylan Bannon	35	45	50
19	Adam Hall	20	45	50
20	Michael Baumann	25	45	50
21	Alex Wells	25	45	50
22	Jean Carlos Encarnacion	20	45	55
23	Cadyn Grenier	20	45	50
24	DJ Stewart	45	45	45
25	Jean Carmona	20	45	50
26	Cody Carroll	40	40	45
27	Brett Cumberland	30	40	45
28	John Means	40	40	45
29	Cameron Bishop	20	40	45
30	Matthias Dietz	20	40	50

2017 Top Prospect List

[NCRaven]

Looking forward to the many arguments to follow!

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

Looking forward to the many arguments to follow!

I won't be able to sleep until I find out where Zoellner end up.  I'm guessing just outside the top 10, Dan sounded really excited about him.

[NCRaven]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I won't be able to sleep until I find out where Zoellner end up.  I'm guessing just outside the top 10, Dan sounded really excited about him.

Were you born with a whip and your hand and images of dead horses in your dreams?!!

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, NCRaven said:

Were you born with a whip and your hand and images of dead horses in your dreams?!!

Trading 750K in slot money for Jack will never stop being funny to me.

 

 

[weams]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Trading 750K in slot money room that they were not permitted by ownership to spend for Jack will never stop being funny to me.

 

 

I know. 

[Frobby]

3 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

I won't be able to sleep until I find out where Zoellner end up.  I'm guessing just outside the top 10, Dan sounded really excited about him.

Boy, you really like dredging up Zoellner every chance you get, don’t you?   I’m rooting for the guy just so that you’ll have to eat crow! (But I’m not expecting that you’ll have to.)

[Legend_Of_Joey]

7 hours ago, Frobby said:

Boy, you really like dredging up Zoellner every chance you get, don’t you?   I’m rooting for the guy just so that you’ll have to eat crow! (But I’m not expecting that you’ll have to.)

Imagine the look on Corns face when "Jack Zoellner Bobblehead Night" happens.

[Can_of_corn]

12 hours ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Imagine the look on Corns face when "Jack Zoellner Bobblehead Night" happens.

I'll fly up for the game.

[weams]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'll fly up for the game.

I'll meet you at the airport. 

[foxfield]

42 minutes ago, weams said:

I'll meet you at the airport. 

Ill bring the crow.  (Can I use a raven?  Just kidding)

[NCRaven]

27 minutes ago, foxfield said:

Ill bring the crow.  (Can I use a raven?  Just kidding)

Another Baltimore team we can stick a fork in.

[LookinUp]

I read somewhere on this site that Dean Kremer’s results improved dramatically when he was informed by the Dodger’s analytics. 

One thing Dan and Rajics (sp?) have done is add a lot of arms over the last 12-18 months. It sure would be great if our new leaders are able to help them get better.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, LookinUp said:

I read somewhere on this site that Dean Kremer’s results improved dramatically when he was informed by the Dodger’s analytics. 

One thing Dan and Rajics (sp?) have done is add a lot of arms over the last 12-18 months. It sure would be great if our new leaders are able to help them get better.

As opposed to Tate who saw his K rate drop after he started throwing more 2 seam fastballs after the O's acquired him.

 

BTW I think it was a BA article that said that.

[MachoMachadoMan]

Encarnacion and Carmona both outside the top 20. Both were considered strong gets at the deadline. 

Are Tony and Luke just hesitant to rank high on projection-based prospects or did they see something they didn't like?