2022 Orioles Prospects Power Rankings (Top 40)

[Tony-OH]

12 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

You need to do 40 now. This system is deeper than it's ever been in my lifetime. Still under rated, IMO.

Eh, it is deep and there's no issue with doing 40-50 now that we have the new draft picks in and some stats and info on the DSL/FCL guys. But people can't get too wrapped up in the numbering after 30. They are all really "players to watch" vs Top 30.

[RZNJ]

11 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I decided to do 40 afterall. You convinced me. lol Now hopefully @RZNJ doesn't start arguing with me over why one guy is 35 and the other 36. lol 

As you can probably guess, I check your power rankings as soon as you update.   I didn’t want to nitpick this time.  Really, it’s hard to even nitpick. I would just say that I feel Joey Ortiz could be a top 10 player on merit IF you believe in his current 5 week hot stretch.  The fact that he’s probably the best defensive MI in the system is a bonus.

I’m curious, pleased, and a little surprised to see Hernaiz gradually rise from about 26 all the way to 10.   I’d like to read your thoughts on him.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

As you can probably guess, I check your power rankings as soon as you update.   I didn’t want to nitpick this time.  Really, it’s hard to even nitpick. I would just say that I feel Joey Ortiz could be a top 10 player on merit IF you believe in his current 5 week hot stretch.  The fact that he’s probably the best defensive MI in the system is a bonus.

I’m curious, pleased, and a little surprised to see Hernaiz gradually rise from about 26 all the way to 10.   I’d like to read your thoughts on him.

I'm just kidding with you of course. I enjoy the conversation and even defending my thoughts. Plus, you are good at pointing out when some one is on a heater and I might have missed it.

As for Hernaiz, you have to like what he's done this year offensively. He just turned 21 so would have been drafted this year out of college had he gone. If we had a new draft pick and he was able to put up a .828 OPS in Aberdeen right away, I'd be impressed. He's outperformed Norby at the same level at a year younger. 

Now the question is, where does he play? The arm is not strong enough for SS on an everyday basis and he has throwing and hands issues at times from 3B and 2B. I'd keep running him out in the dirt for another year, but if he it doesn't improve, then they have to think about moving him to left field and hope that power really develops. 

I don't know if he will end up a Top 10 guys when is said and done for the Top 30 prospects at the end of the year, but he's going to most likely stay in the top 20. 

 

[waroriole]

6 hours ago, RZNJ said:

As you can probably guess, I check your power rankings as soon as you update.   I didn’t want to nitpick this time.  Really, it’s hard to even nitpick. I would just say that I feel Joey Ortiz could be a top 10 player on merit IF you believe in his current 5 week hot stretch.  The fact that he’s probably the best defensive MI in the system is a bonus.

I’m curious, pleased, and a little surprised to see Hernaiz gradually rise from about 26 all the way to 10.   I’d like to read your thoughts on him.

But it’s not merit if you only judge him on 5 weeks. All these guys have had a hot 5 weeks. 

[RZNJ]

32 minutes ago, waroriole said:

But it’s not merit if you only judge him on 5 weeks. All these guys have had a hot 5 weeks. 

First, it's the last 5 weeks and it still isn't over.  Secondly, he was coming off major shoulder surgery.  Thirdly, at AA or AAA I can only think of a few who maintained an OPS over 1 for that long. Henderson, Westburg, and Cowser.  Norby and Hernaiz haven't.  

Name one player besides Ortiz who batted over .400 and OPSd over .1100 for an entire month.  Kjerstad at Delmarva?

Add to that, he hasn't let up in the first week of August.

 

Edited August 10, 2022 by RZNJ

[Fiver6565]

7 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Yes, the rule for the power rankings is the player must have played this year in the minors to be eligible for the list, so new draft picks are only available once they play in a game.

Holliday with be #3 for me once he plays.

Guess you'll have to update this again after tonight!  LOL.

[waroriole]

1 hour ago, RZNJ said:

First, it's the last 5 weeks and it still isn't over.  Secondly, he was coming off major shoulder surgery.  Thirdly, at AA or AAA I can only think of a few who maintained an OPS over 1 for that long. Henderson, Westburg, and Cowser.  Norby and Hernaiz haven't.  

Name one player besides Ortiz who batted over .400 and OPSd over .1100 for an entire month.  Kjerstad at Delmarva?

Add to that, he hasn't let up in the first week of August.

 

Mr. Ortiz, I’m also a fan of Joey. I think his defensive capabilities, plus the hot bat, are reason to be very optimistic about him. I’m just saying, based on merit, it’s not enough to vault him much higher. If he finishes the year like this, or ends up with an .800 OPS at AA, then I’d be more inclined to agree with a Top 10 ranking. 

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, Fiver6565 said:

Guess you'll have to update this again after tonight!  LOL.

I update on Mondays.

[sportsfan8703]

It seems like we need another full season A ball affiliate. Something around/between the Aberdeen and Delmarva level. Various reasons of majority NCAA drafts, DSL pipeline just in it’s infancy with this regime, etc….

Do teams have more than four full season affiliates?  

[86this]

20 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

It seems like we need another full season A ball affiliate. Something around/between the Aberdeen and Delmarva level. Various reasons of majority NCAA drafts, DSL pipeline just in it’s infancy with this regime, etc….

Do teams have more than four full season affiliates?  

MLB contracted the minor leagues to a total of 120 teams (or 4 per MLB team).  Last season, the Orioles had 2 FCL teams but only one this season.

https://www.silive.com/sports/2021/02/mlb-realigns-its-minor-leagues-following-contraction-to-120-teams.html

[LookinUp]

Not sure if/when he'll deserve his own thread, but this is interesting.

 

 

[Tony-OH]

17 hours ago, LookinUp said:

Not sure if/when he'll deserve his own thread, but this is interesting.

 

 

It really doesn't tell us much because Ardoin is making good swing decisions against younger pitching he should do well against. Always rather see the college guys do good vs bad in their initial taste, but FCL stats for college guys really mean nothing. 

I imagine though he'll be heading to Salem (Where Delmarva plays next week) along with several other college guys after today's game.

[LookinUp]

Yeah, I agree. I do think he has a shot to hit enough to be a Handley+ type of prospect at some point. But that will take a while.

And I’m a real fan of Handley. He’s way down everyone’s prospect list, but I think he’ll be a better than average backup to Rutschman for years, and I think that’s really valuable for the Os and specifically for Rutschman (rest, less stress to always be behind the dish).

[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 40 when FCL and DSL seasons open up.

Orioles Prospect Power Rankings (as of Aug 14th)  Next updated won't be for two weeks!

RK	Name	POS	PR	U/D	Team	INJ
1	Gunnar Henderson	SS/3B	1		Nor (AAA)
2	Grayson Rodriguez	RHP	2		Nor (AAA)	IL
3	Jackson Holliday	SS	UR	New	FCL
4	D.L. Hall	LHP	3	Down	Nor (AAA)
5	Colton Cowser	OF	4	Down	BOW (AA)
6	Coby Mayo	3B/RF	5	Down	BOW (AA)
7	Kyle Stowers	RF	6	Down	Nor (AAA)
8	Jordan Westburg	SS/3B	7	Down	Nor (AAA)
9	Connor Norby	2B	8	Down	BOW (AA)
10	Heston Kjerstad	OF	9	Down	ABN (A+)
11	Terrin Vavra	2B/CF	11		Nor (AAA)
12	Darnell Hernaiz	INF	10	Down	ABN (A+)
13	Samuel Basallo	C	12	Down	FCL
14	Joey Ortiz	SS	13	Down	Bow (AA)
15	Cade Povich	LHP	14	Down	ABN (A+)
16	Seth Johnson	RHP	15	Down	ABN (A+)	IL
17	Carter Baumler	RHP	16	Down	DEL (A)	IL
18	Dylan Beavers	OF	18		FCL
19	Max Wagner	3B	UR	New	FCL
20	Cesar Prieto	2B	17	Down	BOW (AA)
21	Chayse McDermott	RHP	21		ABN (A+)
22	Frederick Bencosme	INF	23	Down	Del (A)
23	John Rhodes	OF	19	Down	ABN (A+)
24	Noah Denoyer	RHP	22	Down	Bow (AA)	IL
25	Aron Estrada	INF	24	Down	DSL
26	Hudson Haskin	OF	25	Down	Bow (AA)
27	Braylin Tavera	OF	26	Down	DSL
28	Jud Fabian	OF	UR	New	FCL
29	Drew Rom	LHP	20	Down	Bow (AA)
30	Mike Baumann	RHP	27	Down	Nor (AAA)
31	Justin Armbruester	RHP	32	Up	BOW (AA)
32	Carlos Tavera	RHP	28	Down	ABN (A+)	IL
33	Nick Vespi	LHP	29	Down	Nor (AAA)
34	Juan De Los Santos	RHP	33	Down	DEL (A)
35	Collin Burns	SS	37	Up	ABN (A+)
36	Maverick Handley	C	38	Up	Bow (AA)
37	Silas Ardoin	C	39	Up	FCL
38	Juan Rojas	LHP	40	Up	FCL
39	Raylin Ramos	OF	UR	New	DSL
40	Jean Pinto	RHP	30	Down	ABN (A+)
	Bubble Players
	Luis De Leon	LHP			DSL
	Maikol Hernandez	SS			FCL
	Anderson De Los Santos	INF			FCL
	Adam Hall	UTL			FCL	Rehab
	Shayne Fontana	OF			Bow (AA)
	Ryan Watson	RHP			Bow (AA)
	Reed Trimble	OF			DEL (A)
	Yennier Cano	RHP			Nor (AAA)
	Ignacio Feliz	RHP			ABN (A+)
	Edwin Amparo	SS			DSL
	Leandro Arias	INF			DSL

New draft picks make debut so they make their debut on the power rankings! 

[Hazmat]

I'm surprised Povich dropped a spot after 2 impressive starts.