The beginning of the minor league season last week was much-anticipated after the influx of prospects and improvements made in the Orioles farm system over the past few years, and its return after a year away more than met expectations.
Top pitching prospects looked the part, trade acquisitions who haven’t suited up for the club yet impressed and the 2019 trend of top-to-bottom strong pitching seems to have picked up where it left off.
Each week, The Baltimore Sun will break down five of the top performers in the Orioles’ prospect ranks and hand out some superlatives for those who didn’t make that cut.