Who are the Orioles 2021 #11 and #12 prospects?

[Tony-OH]

Who are the Orioles 2021 #11 and #12 prospects?

[sportsfan8703]

This is tough because Lowther is still Eli glue for the list. I’m really high on Basallo.   Pairing him with a 21 yo pitcher that reached AA, makes sense. Gotta think that if Basallo was a HS Sr this year he’d be a first rd pick. 

[ChosenOne21]

I'm going with Rom and Basallo. Everyone else on this list struggled too much last year

[Sports Guy]

Was tempted to go Rom and Hernandez but I’m going with the upside of Basallo and Hernandez instead.

[ChuckS]

If I didn't know Tony was down on Bradisih and Baumann, I would guess them next but I'm calling Rom and Basallo here.   I was expecting Jean Pinto to be an option. 

[Ruzious]

5 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

If I didn't know Tony was down on Bradisih and Baumann, I would guess them next but I'm calling Rom and Basallo here.   I was expecting Jean Pinto to be an option. 

Rom/Basallo was also my vote.  I'm surprised the Bradish/Bowman combo is in the lead - I don't think it has a chance.  

[glenn__davis]

Yep, I'm on the Rom/Basallo bandwagon as well here.

[Frobby]

I think it’s either Lowther-Rom or Rom-Basallo.   It’s my clear impression that Tony is significantly higher on Basallo than Hernandez, so I think Vavra-Hernandez is out and Basallo-Hernandez is probably out too.   I think presently Tony likes Lowther better than Baumann, so Bradish-Baumann is out.    That leaves these two.   I’ll go Lowther-Rom but Rom-Basallo won’t surprise me.

[Chuck A]

I went Bradish and Baumann because of how Bradish adjusted and had a good year and Baumann was coming back from his injury.  I still think Baumann is valuable even if he becomes a bullpen piece.

[ChuckS]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

I think it’s either Lowther-Rom or Rom-Basallo.   It’s my clear impression that Tony is significantly higher on Basallo than Hernandez, so I think Vavra-Hernandez is out and Basallo-Hernandez is probably out too.   I think presently Tony likes Lowther better than Baumann, so Bradish-Baumann is out.    That leaves these two.   I’ll go Lowther-Rom but Rom-Basallo won’t surprise me.

Tony likes Lowther more than Bradish/Baumann as a starter, but both of those guys have some potential to be high leverage relievers where as Lowther is likely either a back end starter or a bust.  I'm not sure Lowther comes in ahead of those two and it's just tough to imagine him at no. 11 given the year he just had.  I expect all three to be in the top 13-18 range. 

[Aristotelian]

This is tough. I don't see Hernandez being there after Basallo outhit him as a 16 year old. I am torn between Bradish-Baumann and Rom-Basallo. Baumann was somewhat disappointing after his excellent 2019, as was Bradish following his lights out start to 2021. However, you can argue both did enough to deserve their promotions and both look to be close to MLB ready. Baumann was still #10 in the last power ranking so 12 feels about right. However, I don't see what Bradish has done to move up to that range, let alone surpass Baumann. I think my pick would be something like Baumann-Rom but by process of elimination I will go Rom-Basallo. 

[ChosenOne21]

I'm pretty sure the right-handed version of Rom isn't a top prospect. Makes eliminating one of the options easy

[Chaka Garcia]

I think upside is valued, both Bauman and Bradish will 25 years next year and still not finished products. For me, they don't excite me and look like future relievers and backend starters.

Edited November 5, 2021 by Chaka Garcia

[jabba72]

I value closeness to the major leagues, so I voted for Baumann and Bradish. If things go well they can both be in the rotation next year, which is no small achievement.

[RZNJ]

I don't think there's anyway that Tony has Maikol Hernandez this high.  Despite his pedigree as a high bonus Latin SS, he was still way down in the DSL and didn't have much of a season.

I went with Bradish/Baumann although I'm more confident of the Bradish half of this equation.   Just didn't believe any of the other combinations although I could buy into Basallo being this high.

I guess Rom/Basallo would be my 2nd choice.