2021 Orioles Prospect Power Rankings (Top 50)

[Tony-OH]

On 5/4/2021 at 9:32 AM, jabba72 said:

I haven't read anything about Westburg this offseason, is the team pretty high on him to rank him at #5?

It's where he falls on the list after removing Mountcastle (graduated), Baumann (injured), and Hjerstad (injured).

[Jammer7]

Tony, thanks for putting this together. Great idea! Many intriguing players and pitchers to see for ourselves, finally. 

Beyond the more acclaimed prospects, the pitchers that were drafted in 2019, along with those acquired in trades under Elias, are of particular interest for me. 

OF Rob Neustrom is a guy who has swung the bat well in Bowie, so far. (SSS and all) He will not be 25 until November. Fifth round pick in 2018. He was my breakout candidate for 2020, before COVID. 

 https://www.milb.com/player/robert-neustrom-680438

[Tony-OH]

Seven new players enter the power rankings as injuries and roles have caused seven players to be dropped.

This was Opening Day Power rankings:

Orioles Prospect Power Rankings
Rk	Name	Pos	Team	Up/Down
1	Adley Rutschman	C	Bowie (AA)
2	Grayson Rodriguez	RHSP	Aberdeen (A+)
3	Gunnar Henderson	3B/SS	Delmarva (A-)
4	DL Hall	LHSP	Bowie (AA)
5	Jordan Westburg	SS/3B	Delmarva (A-)
6	Dean Kremer	RHSP	Baltimore
7	Zac Lowther	LHSP	Norfolk (AAA)
8	Keegan Akin	LHSP	Norfolk (AAA)
9	Yusniel Diaz	RF	Norfolk (AAA)
10	Terrin Vavra	2B/OF	Bowie (AA)
11	Hudson Haskin	CF	Delmarva (A-)
12	Alex Wells	LHSP	Norfolk (AAA)
13	Drew Rom	LHSP	Aberdeen (A+)
14	Darrell Hernaiz	2B/SS	Delmarva (A-)
15	Brenan Hanifee	RHSP	Bowie (AA)
16	Adam Hall	2B/SS	Aberdeen (A+)
17	Jahmai Jones	2B	Bowie (AA)
18	Kyle Bradish	RHSP	Bowie (AA)
19	Kyle Stowers	RF	Aberdeen (A+)
20	Kevin Smith	LHSP	Bowie (AA)
21	Bruce Zimmerman	LHSP	Baltimore
22	Anthony Servideo	SS/2B	Delmarva (A-)
23	Ryan McKenna	OF	Norfolk (AAA)
24	Adam Stauffer	RHSP	Delmarva (A-)
25	Rylan Bannon	3B	Norfolk (AAA)
26	Tyler Nevin	1B	Norfolk (AAA)
27	Zach Peek	RHSP	Delmarva (A-)
28	Leonardo Rodriguez	RHSP	Delmarva (A-)
29	Garrett Stallings	RHSP	Aberdeen (A+)
30	Joey Ortiz	SS/2B	Aberdeen (A+)
31	Zach Watson	CF	Aberdeen (A+)
32	AJ Graffanino	SS	Aberdeen (A+)
33	Toby Welk	3B	Aberdeen (A+)
34	Connor Greene	RHP	Norfolk (AAA)
35	Eric Hanhold	RHP	Norfolk (AAA)
36	Grey Fenter	RHP	Bowie (AA)
37	Blaine Knight	RHP	Aberdeen (A+)
38	Maverick Handley	C	Aberdeen (A+)
39	Jaylen Ferguson	OF	Bowie (AA)
40	Kevin McGee	LHSP	Aberdeen (A+)
BB	Isaac Mattson	RHP	Norfolk (AAA)
BB	Cody Sedlock	RHP	Bowie (AA)
BB	Griffin McLarty	RHP	Delmarva (A-)
BB	Dallas Litscher	RHP	Aberdeen (A+)
BB	Felix Bautista	RHP	Aberdeen (A+)

[UMDTerrapins]

On 5/8/2021 at 12:28 PM, Tony-OH said:

My goal is to update this weekly. 

Guys in consideration to move into the poll. Kyle Brnovich, Nick Vespi, Brandon Young, Johnny Rizer, and Cadyn Grenier. 

I for one LOVE this idea. I’m sure it will come with it’s own challenges, but it always feels (in normal times) like prospect lists are antiquated after a month or so. I’m sure this year it will be even more variable. 

[LookinUp]

Gotta wonder where AR is at the end of this year. Not that I don't like him, but his hitting transition takes some luster off for sure, and there's 3 guys looking like real studs right behind him. 

Conversely, it seems like Joey Ortiz could be the highest riser of the group.

[Tony-OH]

Updated as of 17 May. Some movement at the bottom of the list as I'm not ready to make much adjustment at the top over a week or two.

[maybenxtyr]

On 5/17/2021 at 6:01 PM, Tony-OH said:

Updated as of 17 May. Some movement at the bottom of the list as I'm not ready to make much adjustment at the top over a week or two.

Will Mundy ever rise to prospect status? Just watching him he seems like a solid contact guy that will take a wall.

[LookinUp]

On 5/17/2021 at 6:01 PM, Tony-OH said:

Updated as of 17 May. Some movement at the bottom of the list as I'm not ready to make much adjustment at the top over a week or two.

The smart thing is to give it time before you make changes unless something notable in the profile changes. After all, if Wells comes out throwing 95, we have a different prospect on our hands.

The internet thing is to move guys a few spots up and down based on hot/cold small samples. In the end, it'll come out in the wash. By that standard, we're looking at Grayson, Gunnar, Hall, AR ...

[UMDTerrapins]

1 hour ago, maybenxtyr said:

Will Mundy ever rise to prospect status? Just watching him he seems like a solid contact guy that will take a wall.

Looks like he has a pretty good eye and his bat has potential, but at first glance he looked pretty rough in the field. And he could use some time in the gym. 

[maybenxtyr]

8 minutes ago, UMDTerrapins said:

Looks like he has a pretty good eye and his bat has potential, but at first glance he looked pretty rough in the field. And he could use some time in the gym. 

He's certainly a stocky fellow. I enjoy watching him along with the obvious guys on Salisbury.

[Aristotelian]

On 5/17/2021 at 6:01 PM, Tony-OH said:

Updated as of 17 May. Some movement at the bottom of the list as I'm not ready to make much adjustment at the top over a week or two.

Lol, isn't the whole idea of "power ranking" to overreact on a real time basis to small sample sizes?

[Tony-OH]

5 hours ago, maybenxtyr said:

Will Mundy ever rise to prospect status? Just watching him he seems like a solid contact guy that will take a wall.

I like his swing. It's compact, doesn't have a ton of miss, and he seems to generate decent pop. I want to see him perform over a month or so before putting him on the scene, but I'm paying attention to him no doubt.

[Tony-OH]

2 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

Lol, isn't the whole idea of "power ranking" to overreact on a real time basis to small sample sizes?

Kinda. I guess I'm more willing to move guys around lower on the list just because they are a little more volatile. I never intended to move say Rutschman off #1 just because he had a few bad weeks. 

I've already moved Vavra up because I really like the bat so as we get closer to a month into the season, I will start moving guys around a little more at the top of the list.

[Tony-OH]

4 hours ago, LookinUp said:

The smart thing is to give it time before you make changes unless something notable in the profile changes. After all, if Wells comes out throwing 95, we have a different prospect on our hands.

The internet thing is to move guys a few spots up and down based on hot/cold small samples. In the end, it'll come out in the wash. By that standard, we're looking at Grayson, Gunnar, Hall, AR ...

Yeah, I don't see the top 5 or 6 being very volatile but I think I will start moving some guys around below that.

Also, Zimmerman, Kremer and maybe Akin should graduate the list before the All-star break anyways. Mckenna is theory could as well with amount of time on the 40-man, but he should go back down once Santander is ready.

[LookinUp]

Is Bradish our new top pitching prospect after Grayson, Hall and Baumann?

I ask not just because of his excellent results, but I think I've heard some genuine hype around him somewhere.