2022 Orioles Prospects Power Rankings (Top 40)

[Tony-OH]

6 hours ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Bradish just went over 45 IP. So he lost his “prospect” eligibility. 

Yep, he was about to take a dive anyways. Rutschman won't be too far away either. He should be next to graduate.

[RZNJ]

New rankings should be out today.  I'm guessing Westburg and Stowers flip flop and Prieto falls behind both Cowser and Kjerstad.

[NelsonCruuuuuz]

5 hours ago, RZNJ said:

New rankings should be out today.  I'm guessing Westburg and Stowers flip flop and Prieto falls behind both Cowser and Kjerstad.

Out by Tony or in general?

[RZNJ]

1 minute ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

Out by Tony or in general?

I am just guessing where Tony will place them this week. 

[NelsonCruuuuuz]

13 hours ago, RZNJ said:

I am just guessing where Tony will place them this week. 

This will be released today?

[RZNJ]

2 minutes ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

This will be released today?

Only Tony knows the answer to that one.

[Tony-OH]

I've decided to move it out to every two weeks. There really wasn't enough to make significant movements this past week. Next rankings will be next Monday. 

[Tony-OH]

On 4/6/2022 at 2:36 PM, Tony-OH said:

Notes: Think of these rankings like an unofficial prospect rankings that will be adjusted throughout the year. To be eligible for the rankings, a player must still be considered a rookie by MLB standards and assigned to a minor league team. Players placed on injured lists are eligible once they have played in 2022. Rankings will be updated every Monday. Rankings will be expanded to 50 when FCL and DSL seasons open up.

Orioles Prospect Power Rankings (as of June 27th)  

RK	Name	POS	PR	Up/down	Team	INJ
1	Gunnar Henderson	SS/3B	3	Up	Nor (AAA)
2	Adley Rutschman	C	1	Down	BAL
3	Grayson Rodriguez	RHP	2	Down	Nor (AAA)	IL
4	D.L. Hall	LHP	4		Nor (AAA)
5	Jordan Westburg	SS/3B	6	Up	Nor (AAA)
6	Coby Mayo	3B	7	Up	ABN (A+)
7	Kyle Stowers	RF	5	Down	BAL
8	Cesar Prieto	2B	8		BOW (AA)
9	Colton Cowser	OF	9		ABN (A+)
10	Heston Kjerstad	OF	10		DEL (A)
11	Kyle Bradish	RHP	11		BAL
12	Connor Norby	2B	12		ABN (A+)
13	Carter Baumler	RHP	13		DEL (A)
14	Braylin Tavera	OF	17	UP	DSL
15	John Rhodes	OF	14	Down	ABN (A+)	IL
16	Carlos Tavera	RHP	15	Down	ABN (A+)	IL
17	Samuel Basallo	C	16	Down	FCL
18	Noah Denoyer	RHP	18		Bow (AA)
19	Terrin Vavra	2B/CF	21		ABN (A+)	Up
20	Drew Rom	LHP	19		Bow (AA)	Down
21	Nick Vespi	LHP	20		BAL	Down
22	Hudson Haskin	OF	22		Bow (AA)
23	Ignacio Feliz	RHP	23		ABN (A+)
24	Darnell Hernaiz	INF	25		ABN (A+)
25	Jean Pinto	RHP	26		ABN (A+)
26	Justin Armbruester	RHP	28		BOW (AA)	Up
27	Juan De Los Santos	RHP	27		DEL (A)
28	Logan Gillaspie	RHP	29		BAL
29	Adam Hall	UTL	UR		BOW (AA)	Up
30	Zach Peek	RHP	UR	Up	Bow (AA)	Up
	Bubble Players
	Isaac Bellony	OF			Abn (A+)
	Anthony Servideo	INF			Del (A)
	Leandro Arias	INF			DSL
	Mike Baumann	RHP			Nor (AAA)
	Frederick Bencosme	INF			Del (A)
	Collin Burns	SS			ABN (A+)
	Ryan Watson	RHP			Bow (AA)
	Maverick Handley	C			Bow (AA)
	Maikol Hernandez	SS	24	Down	FCL	Down
	Yusniel Diaz	OF			Nor (AAA)	Rehab
	Joey Ortiz	SS	30		Bow (AA)	Down

A new #1 prospect? This has more to do with Gunnar's overall youth and production vs anything that Rutschman has done wrong.

It's getting tough below 

[Frobby]

I’m not ready to elevate Henderson over Rutschman or Rodriguez.   But the fact that he’s now being put on that tier is huge for the Orioles.  I hope he proves worthy.  

[RVAOsFan]

@Tony-OHThank you for keeping up with this list all season.  How high could you see Kjerstad climb on this list by the end of the year if he continues what he is doing? Top 5 over Westburg?

[btdart20]

I do think C gets an unnatural (maybe incomparable) bump.  So I can see with either Gunnar or AR.  But I’m still most excited for Grayson!  That’s 2/9th of position players and 1/5 of the rotation that have a legit +WAR future!

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, RVAOsFan said:

@Tony-OHThank you for keeping up with this list all season.  How high could you see Kjerstad climb on this list by the end of the year if he continues what he is doing? Top 5 over Westburg?

I'm trying to temper his ranking until we see him at a higher level. He's obviously doing fantastic and if he can make his way up to AA by the end of the year and does well, could see back in the top 5.

[Tony-OH]

2 hours ago, Frobby said:

I’m not ready to elevate Henderson over Rutschman or Rodriguez.   But the fact that he’s now being put on that tier is huge for the Orioles.  I hope he proves worthy.  

Rutschman is the #1 overall pick and a great prospect, but let's remember, had Henderson gone to collegel, he would be getting drafted this year. 

If you take his current skill level, where do you think he would be drafted this year? I'd have to imagine he'd be inconsideration for the 1:1. 

So let's say he's drafted and they put him straight into AAA and he puts up the numbers he has. Now where would you rank him?

It's not a knock on Rutschman that I think Henderson now gets the nod as the #1 in my opinion, it's more based on how far Henderson has come in such a short time. Henderson hasn't even grown into his man strength yet.

 

[glenn__davis]

Man, Nick Vespi continues to tumble despite giving up 1 run on the season so far (that was allowed after he was pulled from the game).

In fairness I've seen him pitch quite a bit and he's allowed some loud outs.  But he looks like a potential steady bullpen piece for years to come.  I was pretty bearish on him so that would be a welcome surprise.

[Aristotelian]

Bold move for Gunnar, but I can see why. I would also be tempted to elevate Westburg above Hall. Hall has tremendous upside but at some point actual performance matters.

When did Denoyer get added? Great to see him on the list, and that is a good spot.