When infield prospects Tyler Nevin and Terrin Vavra came to the Orioles in a trade from the Colorado Rockies last August, all the uncertainty about being traded was partially assuaged by the cold, hard realities of data.
The two were among the first to receive detailed reports from the Orioles’ hitting development department that broke down what they did well, what they needed to keep working at, and more importantly, what traits made them players worth targeting.
Nevin said it was “a huge encouragement,” and with the possibility of even more prospects coming to the Orioles organization by Friday’s 4 p.