It’s easy to get excited about an Orioles prospect who every mainstream prospect writer puts in top 100 lists. These are the guys with the best chance of playing big roles for the team in the future. There’s another group of fun prospects to root for as a fan. They are the grinders, the ones who just keep achieving at each new level of the minor leagues even as they lack the flashy tools of higher-ranked prospects.
My personal favorite one of these guys in the system is the Australian lefty, Alexander Wells. The rare O’s international amateur signing from the Dan Duquette era, Wells joined the organization for the 2016 season and as a result is eligible for the Rule 5 draft next month.