With the exception of a spate of injuries at Triple-A Norfolk, the Orioles will look at the first three series of the minor league season quite favorably.
On a nightly basis, they have pitchers who are putting together dominant strikeout performances in their scoreless outings and top draft picks from the past two drafts who are hitting at a level that warrants their selection. All the work that director of player development Matt Blood and his staff did to keep the minor leaguers ready through the pandemic for this very moment is paying off.
It’s clear that the Orioles’ top tier of minor league pitchers is at another level right now.