2024 Prospect Power Rankings

[Tony-OH]

These "power rankings" are a fun way to track prospects throughout the year. They are not "official" prospect rankings that are completed at the end of the year after a full evaluations. To be eligible for the list, a player must play at least one game on an active roster (Except for the first list which will give assumed starting teams). Players starting off in extended spring training or in the DSL are not eligible until they play a game in June. (Updated as of APR 22nd) 

RK	Name	POS	Prev	U/D	Team	INJ
1	Jackson Holliday	SS	1		BAL
2	Samuel Basallo	C	2		BOW (AA)
3	Coby Mayo	3B/RF	3		Nor (AAA)
4	Heston Kjerstad	RF/1B	4		Nor (AAA)
5	Dylan Beavers	OF	6		BOW (AA)
6	Cade Povich	LHP	11		Nor (AAA)
7	Luis DeLeon	LHP	12		DEL (A)
8	Enrique Bradfield Jr.	CF	5		ABN (A+) IL-7
9	Chayse McDermott	RHP	7		Nor (AAA)
10	Connor Norby	2B	9		Nor (AAA)
11	Jackson Baumeister	RHP	13		DEL (A)
12	Mac Horvath	2B/3B	8		ABN (A+)
13	Braylin Tavera	CF	10		DEL (A)
14	Thomas Sosa	OF	14		DEL (A)
15	Trace Bright	RHP	17		BOW (AA)
16	Seth Johnson	RHP	15		BOW (AA)
18	Jud Fabian	OF	20		BOW (AA)
19	Creed Willems	C	21		ABN (A+)
17	Leandro Arias	SS	16		DEL (A)  7-day IL
20	Carter Baumler	RHP	18		DEL (A)
21	Matthew Etzel	OF	24		ABN (A+)
22	Frederick Bencosme	2B	UR		BOW (AA)
23	Edgar Portes	RHP	UR		ABN (A+)
24	Moises Chace	RHP	UR		ABN (A+)
25	Juan Nunez	RHP	23		ABN (A+)
26	Michael Forret	RHP	UR		DEL (A)
27	Yaqui Rivera	RHP	UR		ABN (A+)
28	Jalen Vazquez	INF	UR		ABN (A+)
29	Riley Cooper	LHP	UR		DEL (A)
30	Kade Strowd	RHP	UR		BOW (AA)
	Players to keep an eye on
	Brandon Young	RHP	25		BOW (AA)
	Hudson Haskin	OF			ABN (A+)	7-day IL
	Maverick Handley	C			NOR (AAA)	Rehab
	Jacob Cravey	RHP			DEL (A)
	Keegan Gilles	RHP	29		BOW (AA)
	Teddy Sharkey	RHP	28		ABN (A+)
	John Rhodes	OF			BOW (AA)
	Levi Wells	RHP	26		DEL (A)
	Alex Pham	RHP	27		BOW (AA)
	Aneudis Mordán	OF			ABN (A+)
	Tavian Josenberger	2B	30		DEL (A)
	Garrett Stallings	RHP			NOR (AAA)
	Wandisson Charles	RHP			NOR (AAA)
	Billy Cook	INF			BOW (AA)
	Injured have not played
	Max Wagner	3B	19		BOW (AA)	7-day IL
	Keifer Lord	RHP	22		DEL (A)	7-day IL

[btdart20]

@Tony-OH Where would Stowers land on the list?  Proximity and performance should help his case.  Top 10 even if the ceiling isn't a 60 FV?  Ahead of Beavers?  After Johnson?

[Tony-OH]

1 hour ago, btdart20 said:

@Tony-OH Where would Stowers land on the list?  Proximity and performance should help his case.  Top 10 even if the ceiling isn't a 60 FV?  Ahead of Beavers?  After Johnson?

He would have been before Beavers and after Ortiz. So basically he's 5th or 6th now if he was eligible.

[Frobby]

On 3/29/2024 at 8:43 PM, Tony-OH said:

Players starting off in extended spring training or in the DSL are not eligible until they play a game in June. (Updated as of Mar 29th) 

					ABN (A+)

Tony, you might have missed this, but the FCL is beginning and ending one month earlier this year.  Opening day is May 4, season wraps up July 25.   DSL however is unchanged from last year.  

I believe they changed it to avoid having the July draft class flooding the Complex Leagues and disrupting the players already there.  It also leaves more time for FCL graduates to get a little time in Class A ball if they’ve earned it.  And, I suppose the weather is much more tolerable in May compared to August.  
 

Edited April 1 by Frobby

[Tony-OH]

11 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Tony, you might have missed this, but the FCL is beginning and ending one month earlier this year.  Opening day is May 4, season wraps up July 25.   DSL however is unchanged from last year.  

I believe they changed it to avoid having the July draft class flooding the Complex Leagues and disrupting the players already there.  It also leaves more time for FCL graduates to get a little time in Class A ball if they’ve earned it.  And, I suppose the weather is much more tolerable in May compared to August.  
 

I do recall something like that but thanks for the reminder. I hate to see that season end so early though. I wished they would have just extended the league to start earlier.

[RVAOsFan]

3 of the top 10 and Kjerstad not included, not bad. 

[Say O!]

MLB Pipeline blog predicting when top prospects will get called up.  Eleven prospects cited, and three are O’s.

Quote

Jackson Holliday, SS/2B, Orioles (No. 1/MLB No. 1)
ETA: April 26
Callis: "He’s too good. He’s going to tear up Triple-A and continue to play like he has, and the Orioles are eventually going to come to their senses and say, ‘Our team’s better if Jackson Holliday’s in our lineup.’ And I don’t think it will take much more than three weeks to figure that out.”
Mayo: Over
“Yeah, I was thinking more beginning of May, middle of May sometime. If they continue to win games, they’re not going to feel like they need to bring him up for no reason. Let him get some wind in his sails when they do call him up. I don’t think it’s going to be much longer than that, but I just see it as another week or two after.”

Quote

Coby Mayo, 3B, Orioles (No. 3/MLB No. 29)
ETA: Sept. 2
Mayo: “They’re so stacked, it’s going to come down to when there’s a need. I’m going to say Heston Kjerstad first -- a little more advanced, more time at the upper levels.”
Callis: Under
“I know Holliday’s eventually going to be in this lineup, but they’ve got Ryan O’Hearn at first base. If somebody gets hurt, I could see Mayo getting the opportunity before then.”

 

Quote

Heston Kjerstad, OF, Orioles (No. 4/MLB No. 31)
ETA: May 20
Mayo: “He’s a little more advanced and has more time at the upper levels.”
Callis: Over
“I think Kjerstad is ready, but they already have Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins, Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser in the outfield. It’s tough because Cowser is a guy who already isn’t getting many at-bats because of too many outfielders.”

 

Edited April 3 by Say O!

[glenn__davis]

On 4/1/2024 at 1:37 PM, Frobby said:

Tony, you might have missed this, but the FCL is beginning and ending one month earlier this year.  Opening day is May 4, season wraps up July 25.   DSL however is unchanged from last year.  

I believe they changed it to avoid having the July draft class flooding the Complex Leagues and disrupting the players already there.  It also leaves more time for FCL graduates to get a little time in Class A ball if they’ve earned it.  And, I suppose the weather is much more tolerable in May compared to August.  
 

I was not aware of that.  What's the reasoning behind it?  With the now later draft also it pretty much erases guys getting any meaningful time in the FCL after their draft year.

[btdart20]

2 hours ago, Say O! said:

MLB Pipeline blog predicting when top prospects will get called up.  Eleven prospects cited, and three are O’s.

 

 

Lol, Callis and Mayo are reading the room completely different for each one!

[Filmstudy]

How about Wandisson Charles?

[Tony-OH]

3 hours ago, Filmstudy said:

How about Wandisson Charles?

Have to watch him more this season to see if he's done anything different. Great arm, very little command and gets hit harder than a guy who can touch 100 should. I pay attention to him though to see if there's anything different this season due to the arm strength.

[UMDTerrapins]

Brnovich with an impressive first start last night. He always had great breaking stuff, just limited by his velocity. Was throwing as hard as 96 last night. If he sustains that he’s definitely put himself on the prospect map. 

[Tony-OH]

21 hours ago, UMDTerrapins said:

Brnovich with an impressive first start last night. He always had great breaking stuff, just limited by his velocity. Was throwing as hard as 96 last night. If he sustains that he’s definitely put himself on the prospect map. 

I'll have to see if he had a jump in stuff. I've never been impressed with his stuff but I always check guys out in a new year to see if their offseason work allowed them to improve.

[LookinUp]

It feels like we're about to have a lot of interesting arms to follow. I feel like we'll have some join the team this year, but will start to have a pretty stead feed, at least of good bullpen arms, starting next year.

[Tony-OH]

1st updated of the year. Will now update weekly!