There were times when the Orioles farm system has been top heavy with a few first-round draft picks on the fast-track and a lot of question marks otherwise. This is not one of those times.
Grayson Rodriguez, the team’s top pitching prospect, was elevated in Baseball America’s most recent revision of their Top 100 prospects list to No. 11 overall Monday. He made his Double-A debut and pitched well, and along with four other prospects (Adley Rutschman, DL Hall, Heston Kjerstad and Gunnar Henderson) represent the team well on that list.
But only Rutschman makes this list of the top five performers on the farm this week, which speaks to the level of depth and performance the Orioles’ prospects have put together this year.