Of the five domestic Orioles minor league affiliates, the only one that had a winning record over its season a year ago was the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds of the South Atlantic League. That’s not to say it was a wildly successful team overall, because that winning record was exactly 67-65. They were not running away with everything.
It is almost entirely a new group of players who will be taking aim at success for this team in 2025. The break camp roster included just one batter with 100 or more plate appearances for Aberdeen a year ago, and only one pitcher who threw at least 40 innings here.