This week in the Orioles minors: Basallo returns, while Aberdeen may be leaving

Each Tuesday on Camden Chat, we look back on the last week of action from the Orioles minor league affiliates, with a particular focus on the performance of players from Camden Chat’s composite top Orioles prospect list.

Triple-A Norfolk Tides

Last week: 1-5 vs. Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals)

Next opponent: at Charlotte Knights (White Sox)

Overall record and standing: 9-17, ninth place (11.5 GB) in International League East.

First off, congratulations to a pair of 2019 draft picks, catcher Maverick Handley and right-hander Kade Strowd, for their big league promotions yesterday. The two 27-year-olds aren’t really prospects but have dutifully worked their way through the O’s system to make it to The…