Baltimore Orioles Preliminary Prospect List

by John Sickels on Nov 22, 2025 1:30 PM EST

Preliminary Orioles list stands at 39 players. It would be helpful to cut one or two.

Baltimore Orioles 39 players

Ryan Adams                2B
Xavier Avery               OF
David Baker                RHP
Roderick Bernadina         OF
Mark Blackmar              RHP
Parker Bridwell            RHP
Bobby Bundy                RHP
Dylan Bundy                RHP
Glynn Davis                OF
Nicky Delmonico            3B
Jason Esposito             3B
Jaime Esquivel             RHP
Pedro Florimon             SS
Mychal Givens              SS
Jason Gurka                LHP
Randy Henry                RHP
Matt Hobgood               RHP
L.J. Hoes                  OF
Trent Howard               LHP
Kyle Hudson                OF
Steve Johnson              RHP
Dan Klein                  RHP
Manny Machado              SS
Joe Mahoney                1B
Greg Miclat                2B
Trent Mummey               OF
Connor Narron              3B
Wynn Pelzer                RHP
Eduardo Rodriguez          LHP
John Ruettiger             OF
Winston Sawyer             C
Jonathan Schoop            SS
Clay Schrader             RHP
Kyle Simon                 RHP
Ryohei Tanaka              RHP
Ashur Tolliver             LHP
Tyler Townsend             1B
Sebastian Vader            RHP
Mike Wright                RHP

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Pelzer could go...

25 y.o., exclusively a RP now, K% continues to drop while BB% rises. Org arm is about the best I can see for him.

by dbreer23 on Nov 22, 2025 2:03 PM EST reply actions

Funny

Different perceptions & all. Wynn Pelzer would probably be somewhere between 15 to 20 for me of the names above (however admittedly far from a Baltimore minors wonk).

by Matt0330 on Nov 22, 2025 10:01 PM EST up reply actions

Steve Johnson

Is he really anything anymore?

by WrenFGun on Nov 22, 2025 2:11 PM EST reply actions

arizona

Well I saw him throw a few good pitches in the Arizona Fall League, lol

by John Sickels on Nov 22, 2025 2:31 PM EST up reply actions

Joe Mahoney

I remember seeing him a bit in Frederick awhile back. Was never all that impressed watching him, but he just keeps producing, and since going to Bowie, the power has picked up a bit (I’ll have to check minor league park factors at some point, never thought Harry Grove inflated power that much, but it’s possible). Would’ve liked to see him hit AAA this year, but small gripe I guess. Still not sure he’s anything to get excited about (in terms of starting quality), but one of those guys that fills a key roles in the system and keeps moving up.

by toonsterwu on Nov 22, 2025 6:49 PM EST reply actions

You could probably cut Tanaka

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by Jordan Tuwiner on Nov 22, 2025 8:01 PM EST reply actions

Greg Miclat was left unprotected for the Rule 5 draft

by AndrewTorrez on Nov 22, 2025 8:03 PM EST reply actions

How about Oliver Drake?

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by Jordan Tuwiner on Nov 22, 2025 8:03 PM EST reply actions

just added to 40-man, like him as a late inning reliever

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by Jordan Tuwiner on Nov 22, 2025 8:03 PM EST up reply actions

late inning for Drake?

hmm … has his stuff really picked up that much in the past year and change? Used to be an average velo fastball with very pedestrian secondary pitches the few times I’ve seen him. I know one game, against Kinston a year ago I think, he was only topping out at 90 on some guns.

by toonsterwu on Nov 22, 2025 8:59 PM EST up reply actions

drake

I was looking at him

by John Sickels on Nov 22, 2025 9:00 PM EST up reply actions

Personally...

it’s nice to see Tanaka’s inclusion here. Not a typical prospect, but someone who could contribute to the O’s next year.

I’m not familiar w a lot of the younger pitchers, but Wright’s stats look worse than many of the others, so he’d my choice for one to cut.

Personally, I’d include R Welty here, too. Had an off year, but had good years in the past and is still only 23 y/o (it’s a weak system, and there currently are more pitchers than hitters on this list).

I’m not campaigning for him, but I was surprised not to see Aaron Baker listed. He’s the guy the O’s got in the Derrick Lee trade. I dont see anything special about him.

by rhd on Nov 23, 2025 2:18 AM EST reply actions

In addition to Drake, Gabriel Lino should prolly be on this list IMO

Tanaka shouldn’t be.

If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever

by dfa on Nov 23, 2025 4:19 PM EST reply actions

Definitely, Definitely...

add Gabriel Lino. Bigtime sleeper prospect. Already a solid defensive catcher with some power potential. Orioleshangout.com and BP have him ranked #10 and #15 in the organization respectively. He should be on here instead of Wynston Sawyer considering he will probably start over him at Delmarva next year
Tanaka can go, not sure why he was on here to begin with
Oliver Drake should be added
Matt Angle - CF too
Others that can go:
Narron - stats were borderline awful at Aberdeen, have serious doubts about him
Johnson - org filler at best, terrible GO/AO ratio
Hudson - org filler, should be replaced with matt angle

by slade1 on Nov 23, 2025 9:54 PM EST reply actions

well.

I cut Sawyer. Tanaka is interesting but yeah he i sold. Drake is already added. Hudson has to be on there. Johnson is cut. Narron was a big-money guy and people will ask about him.

by John Sickels on Nov 23, 2025 11:28 PM EST up reply actions

Narron is definitely worth keeping in

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by alskor on Nov 24, 2025 2:44 AM EST up reply actions

Lino

Lino is interesting. I’ll check into him.

by John Sickels on Nov 23, 2025 11:29 PM EST reply actions

Matt Antonelli

He just signed with the team this week.

by d_c_guy on Nov 24, 2025 10:02 PM EST reply actions

current list

Baltimore Orioles 38 players

Ryan Adams 2B C
Matt Antonelli 2B C
Xavier Avery OF C
David Baker RHP
Roderick Bernadina OF
Mark Blackmar RHP
Parker Bridwell RHP
Bobby Bundy RHP
Dylan Bundy RHP
Glynn Davis OF
Nicky Delmonico 3B
Oliver Drake RHP
Jason Esposito 3B
Jaime Esquivel RHP
Pedro Florimon SS
Mychal Givens SS
Jason Gurka LHP
Randy Henry RHP
Matt Hobgood RHP
L.J. Hoes OF
Trent Howard LHP
Kyle Hudson OF
Dan Klein RHP
Gabriel Lino C
Manny Machado SS
Joe Mahoney 1B
Greg Miclat 2B
Trent Mummey OF
Connor Narron 3B
Wynn Pelzer RHP C
Eduardo Rodriguez LHP C
Jonathan Schoop SS
Clay Schrader RHP
Kyle Simon RHP
Ashur Tolliver LHP
Tyler Townsend 1B
Sebastian Vader RHP
Mike Wright RHP C

by John Sickels on Nov 25, 2025 1:13 PM EST reply actions

Matt Bywater?

I thought his nice K rate might land him on the prelim list somewhere, he did walk a lot of guys but decent start in pro ball I thought - 68Ks in 60 IP in Rookie & A ball. Slightly old for league the reason?

by qksilver on Nov 25, 2025 5:44 PM EST reply actions