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Jim Callis' take on O's 2021 draft picks and a look ahead to 2022

December 08, 2021, 9:52am

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Jim Callis' take on O's 2021 draft picks and a look ahead to 2022

They are still a long way from the major leaguers, but seeing a host of players from the 2021 Orioles draft class end the year playing so well at low Single-A Delmarva was a real plus for the organization. After drafting players they are high on in the first two drafts under Mike Elias - like Adley Rutschman, Kyle Stowers, Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Westburg, Coby Mayo and Heston Kjerstad - the class of '21 was raking late in the year with the Shorebirds after starting their pro careers this...

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Orioles' goal: Turn highly rated farm into major league wins

December 06, 2021, 8:27am

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Within a span of about eight days in August, the Orioles farm system got some major recognition from the two top outlets that cover prospects and player development. Their farm system was rated No. 2 by Baseball America in mid-August. Then, in late August, the Orioles were ranked No. 1 in organizational rankings by MLBPipeline.com. In was part of a steady rise for the O's farm system. In the 2020 MLBPipeline.com preseason rankings, the O's were rated No. 13 and then they moved to No. 8 by...

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They are No. 1: O's move to top of farm rankings

August 24, 2021, 9:07pm

Steve Melewski

Orioles

They are No. 1: O's move to top of farm rankings

They are No. 1, the best farm system in all of Major League Baseball. The Orioles moved to the top spot in the latest organizational rankings released last night by MLBPipeline.com. Just eight days ago, the Orioles were ranked No. 2 by Baseball America. So this news comes at a time when the Orioles have the worst record in the majors and a 19-game losing streak after Tuesday's 14-8 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. The Orioles had the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2019, No. 2 the next year and No....

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Jim Callis on two under-the-radar O's prospects

April 06, 2021, 7:51pm

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Jim Callis on two under-the-radar O's prospects

It is a question I often get from fans, and when I recently interviewed Jim Callis from MLBPipeline.com, I asked him to identify a couple of under-the-radar or underrated Orioles prospects. We often talk about those at the top of a top 30 list, but those down the list deserve some mention, too. Callis is a big fan of a couple of O's prospects rated in the second half of the MLBPipeline.com Orioles top 30 list. One is outfielder Hudson Haskin, ranked No. 16 by MLBPipeline.com. He was the...

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Callis compares Wieters with Rutschman and more

March 29, 2021, 1:42pm

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Callis compares Wieters with Rutschman and more

He is a bit of a marked man as the No. 2 ranked prospect in baseball by MLBPipeline.com, by Baseball America and by ESPN. And at No. 2, catcher Adley Rutschman joins just three other Orioles that have ever been as highly rated by the major prospect analysts. No one has been at the top 100 rankings business as long as Baseball America. The first Baseball America list had O's right-hander Ben McDonald ranked second in 1990 behind Atlanta's Steve Avery. In 2009, Matt Wieters became the one and...

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Farm system on the move: O's get No. 5 ranking

March 20, 2021, 3:05pm

Steve Melewski

Orioles

Farm system on the move: O's get No. 5 ranking

In January, it was a nice moment and recognition for the Orioles player development operation when it achieved its highest ranking ever in Baseball America's organizational rankings. They came in at No. 7 among all 30 clubs. On Thursday, MLBPipeline.com released its latest top 10 and the Orioles came in at No. 5. Yep, they keep movin' on up. The goal, set by executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias in his first day on the job, was to build an elite talent pipeline. These...