{"id":322880,"date":"2025-12-02T14:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/322880\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:08:08","slug":"2026-baltimore-orioles-top-10-mlb-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/322880\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Baltimore Orioles Top 10 MLB Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, we\u2019re unveiling the 10 best prospects in the Orioles system entering 2026.<\/p>\n

The top of the Orioles system is headlined by Samuel Basallo<\/a>, a middle-of-the-order thumper who\u2019s already reached the big leagues as a catcher and projects to be an impactful everyday player no matter his position.<\/p>\n

Baseball America correspondent Jon Meoli is hosting a chat at 2 p.m. ET<\/a> to discuss Basallo and the overall state of Baltimore\u2019s farm system.<\/p>\n

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See the 10 best prospects in the Orioles system, including brand new scouting reports for every player.<\/p>\n

More Prospect Coverage<\/p>\n

Below, you can find our projected Orioles lineup for 2029, as well as a rundown of prospects with the best scouting tools in the system.<\/p>\n

Projected 2029 Orioles Lineup<\/p>\n

Catcher: Adley Rutschman<\/a> (31)
First Base: Coby Mayo<\/a> (27)
Second Base: Jackson Holliday<\/a> (25)
Third Base: Jordan Westburg<\/a> (30)
Shortstop: Gunnar Henderson<\/a> (28)
Left Field: Dylan Beavers<\/a> (27)
Center Field: Enrique Bradfield Jr.<\/a> (27)
Right Field: Colton Cowser<\/a> (29)
Designated Hitter: Samuel Basallo<\/a> (24)<\/p>\n

No. 1 Starter: Kyle Bradish<\/a> (32)
No. 2 Starter: Trevor Rogers<\/a> (31)
No. 3 Starter: Tyler Wells<\/a> (34)
No. 4 Starter: Trey Gibson<\/a> (27)
No. 5 Starter: Luis De Leon<\/a> (26)
Closer: Felix Bautista<\/a> (34)<\/p>\n

Listed below are the prospects with the best tools within the organization. To go directly to Baltimore\u2019s Top 10, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Orioles Best Tools<\/p>\n

Best Hitter: Nate George<\/a>
Best Power Hitter: Samuel Basallo<\/a>
Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Dylan Beavers<\/a>
Fastest Baserunner: Enrique Bradfield Jr.<\/a>
Best Athlete: Nate George<\/a>
Best Fastball: Esteban Mejia<\/a>
Best Curveball: Trey Gibson<\/a>
Best Slider: Trey Gibson<\/a>
Best Changeup: Nestor German<\/a>
Best Control: Michael Forret<\/a>
Best Defensive Catcher: Caden Bodine<\/a>
Best Defensive Infielder: Griff O\u2019Ferrall<\/a>
Best Infield Arm: Joshua Liranzo<\/a>
Best Defensive Outfielder: Enrique Bradfield Jr.<\/a>
Best Outfield Arm: Jud Fabian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"]]> Today, we\u2019re unveiling the 10 best prospects in the Orioles system entering 2026. The top of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322881,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-322880","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}