BALTIMORE- Over the past couple of years, the Baltimore Orioles have been atop the rankings when it comes to prospects. Pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota, Florida for Spring Training on February 15, and many expect Rodriguez to be in the starting rotation when the Orioles open the regular season in Boston. Rodriguez, the Orioles' 11th overall draft pick in 2018, started last season in Triple-A Norfolk with aspirations of being called up to the Big Leagues.
Terrin Vavra believes his skill set makes him unique among members of the Orioles' roster. Aware Baltimore is looking for a left-handed-hitting complement to Ryan Mountcastle at first base, Vavra focused this offseason on “being able to play everywhere,” he said at Saturday's happy hour to close the day's Birdland Caravan events. Throughout his rookie season, the 25-year-old did pregame drills at first base but has never appeared there in his professional career. “It's something that the more I take reps over there, the better it gets, the more comfortable I get,” Vavra said.
When the Orioles offseason began, with GM Mike Elias's months earlier “liftoff” comment still feeling fresh in our minds, it wasn't hard to think that the team was going to do something aggressive this offseason. The guy the Orioles signed was Kyle Gibson. When the trade happened, the O's sent infield prospect Darell Hernaiz - their fifth- or sixth-best infield prospect, depending on who you ask - to Oakland for major leaguer Cole Irvin and minor league pitcher Kyle Virbitsky.
No | Player | Pos |
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45 | P | |
43 | P | |
53 | P | |
74 | P | |
39 | P | |
78 | P | |
80 | P | |
48 | P | |
71 | P | |
60 | P | |
24 | P | |
19 | P | |
56 | P | |
34 | P | |
64 | P | |
47 | P | |
67 | P | |
58 | P | |
85 | P | |
54 | P | |
55 | P | |
79 | P | |
51 | P | |
52 | P | |
68 | P | |
50 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
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27 | C | |
35 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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12 | 2B | |
2 | 3B | |
3 | SS | |
6 | 1B | |
65 | SS | |
29 | 3B | |
77 | 2B |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
21 | LF | |
26 | LF | |
31 | CF | |
28 | LF | |
25 | RF | |
83 | RF |