BALTIMORE -- The Orioles¡¯ farm system isn¡¯t quite as loaded as it was in past years. Many top prospects have graduated to the Majors, while others were used as trade chips to help the organization improve the big league roster.

Despite that, Baltimore still has some high-end players coming through the pipeline, including two who continue to rank among the best in the sport.

MLB Pipeline released its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list on Friday night, with a pair of O¡¯s youngsters high in the rankings. Catcher Samuel Basallo sits at No. 13, while infielder Coby Mayo is right behind him at No. 14.

Basallo is now the Orioles¡¯ No. 1 prospect after leapfrogging Mayo (No. 2) in the rankings.

There¡¯s a good chance that Mayo will graduate from prospect status during the upcoming season. The 23-year-old reached the Majors for the first time in 2024, and he¡¯ll be competing for a big league roster spot in Spring Training this year.

Mayo, a 2020 fourth-round Draft pick, struggled over two stints with Baltimore late last season. He went 4-for-41 (.098) with four walks, four runs scored and no extra-base hits.

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But the future remains bright for Mayo, who hit 34 homers with a .919 OPS in 151 games for Triple-A Norfolk over the past two seasons.

¡°Coby can play third, he can play first, he can DH. I think there¡¯s a lot of opportunity for him,¡± general manager Mike Elias said this offseason. ¡°He¡¯s still a young guy. He¡¯s yet to really establish himself in the Majors. So he¡¯s not somebody that we want to put too much of a burden on right out of the chute. But there¡¯s so many ways for him to fit into this lineup.

¡°His bat could explode this year, or at least take a step forward from his debut. And if that happens, we¡¯ll be sure to get him in the lineup.¡±

Basallo is likely to open the 2025 season at Triple-A Norfolk, where he played 21 games at the end of ¡®24. The 20-year-old from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will become the first international signee of the Elias era (since the ¡®19 season) to reach the Majors whenever he is called up to the big leagues for the first time.

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It¡¯s possible that Basallo could get to The Show before the end of 2025, though it still seems more likely his debut won¡¯t come until ¡®26. The Orioles still have All-Star starting catcher Adley Rutschman and they signed veteran Gary S¨¢nchez to a one-year, $8.5 million deal to serve as the backup backstop.

Baltimore shouldn¡¯t have trouble fitting both Rutschman and Basallo on its roster in the future, especially because the latter can play first base as well. Basallo¡¯s bat (55-grade hit tool, 60-grade power) should eventually force its way into the O¡¯s lineup, perhaps sooner than later.

¡°Samuel Basallo¡¯s an incredible player, and the fact that he¡¯s doing what he¡¯s doing at a freshly turned 20 years old is amazing,¡± Orioles director of player development Anthony Villa said this offseason. ¡°If you were to talk to him, he understands that continued maturity is a thing. I don¡¯t think any 20-year-old is ever ready for upper-level baseball, but he continues to learn from each game and the little mistakes and emotional struggles that each game can provide. He¡¯s doing a really nice job with that.

¡°The skill set is amazing, and it¡¯s really awesome to continue to see what he¡¯s capable of every night.¡±

Although Basallo and Mayo are Baltimore¡¯s only representatives on the Top 100 Prospects list, there are other talented players at the top of the organization¡¯s farm system. Outfielders Vance Honeycutt (2024 first-round Draft pick) and Enrique Bradfield Jr. (¡®23 first-round Draft pick) possess exciting tools, while right-hander Chayce McDermott could stick in the Majors in ¡®25.

The Orioles, who have reached the postseason each of the past two years, are also focused on continuing to develop players throughout the Minor League ranks.

¡°I think it¡¯s very strong,¡± Villa said of the club¡¯s farm system. ¡°It¡¯s certainly cool to see a lot of players graduating to the big leagues, and that¡¯s the fun challenge of it, is making sure that we continue to restock. But we¡¯re very excited about the prospects that we continue to have in the Minor Leagues.¡±