Times are good for the Baltimore Orioles and their fan base. The major league team is leading the American League, poised for their first playoff berth since 2016, and on pace for the organization’s first 100-win season since 1980. At the same time, the club’s farm system is reliably churning out worthwhile big leaguers with no signs of slowing down.
The Triple-A Norfolk Tides may have the most talented roster in all of minor league baseball. Joey Ortiz is flashing the leather and OPS’ing .976 at shortstop. Heston Kjerstad leads the team with a .575 slugging from the left side of the plate.