SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles have developed their franchise cornerstone catcher in Adley Rutschman. They’ve developed a top-two shortstop in baseball in Gunnar Henderson and a former No. 1 overall prospect at second base in Jackson Holliday. They’re developing big boppers Samuel Basallo (BAL No. 1/MLB No. 13) and Coby

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Samuel Basallo knew this day would come this spring. Coby Mayo, on the other hand, was hoping to do anything he could to prevent it. The Orioles’ top two prospects were among the latest round of Spring Training cuts on Tuesday afternoon. Basallo (MLB Pipeline’s No. 13

SARASOTA, Fla. -- It was about more than playing in the national spotlight. More than the dinner bet placed with an old college teammate earlier in the month. More than a game. As Enrique Bradfield Jr. slid home to score a run during the first inning of Saturday night’s Spring

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Samuel Basallo has already had an impressive spring, making noise with his loud rounds of batting practice and his powerful swings during Grapefruit League action. Soon, the Orioles’ top prospect will again be taking his talents to the Spring Breakout stage. The 20-year-old Basallo is set to

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Vanderbilt University has been churning out professional baseball players in recent years, a representation of the program built by longtime head coach Tim Corbin in Nashville, Tenn.

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill's Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SARASOTA, Fla. -- This time last year, Vance Honeycutt and Griff O'Ferrall were college rivals in the ACC -- the former playing at the

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The days of the long rebuild are now long behind the Orioles and the system also has settled into a new reality. It’s been a couple of years since the Orioles broke their long run of picking at the top of the Draft, and they’ve spent the past few seasons

This is an exciting time of year at MLB Pipeline. The new Top 100 prospects list is out, Spring Breakout is right around the corner, and prospects across baseball are making their presence felt in big league camps. The smell of the new season hangs in the air. And that

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Samuel Basallo is getting comfortable. MLB's No. 13 prospect arrived at Spring Training this year fully healthy and eager to learn. After a stress fracture in his right elbow limited his 2024 Spring Training, Basallo hopes to make up for lost time. "I feel like last spring,

As the sounds of bats cracking and gloves popping echo across the diamonds of Florida and Arizona, baseball's top prospects will be digging in to push for spots on Major League Opening Day rosters. Although most of these prospects will begin the season in the Minors, there are a handful

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BALTIMORE -- Samuel Basallo got his first taste of MLB Spring Training in 2024, when the Orioles invited the promising young catcher to big league camp for the first time. That experience should help the 20-year-old as he returns to Sarasota, Fla., this spring. Basallo (MLB Pipeline’s No. 13 overall

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

MLB Pipeline's 2025 rankings of the Top 10 prospects at each position are official and the 2025 Top 100 Prospects list is about to be revealed.

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The Orioles rode a dynamic young crop of talent to back-to-back postseason appearances over the past two years. They’re now set to further restock their pipeline with the signing of shortstop José Pe?a, MLB’s No. 47 international prospect in the 2025 class. Pe?a’s deal is worth $1 million of the

As the Pipeline Podcast wraps up 2024, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo preview the '25 season with a wide range of predictions. The duo breaks down eight categories, from Rookies of the Year in both leagues and the No. 1 overall Draft pick to which organization will finish with the

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