The midseason updates to farm system rankings are in and the Orioles are still at #1. That’s according to MLB Pipeline’s list of the 30 systems, where the O’s have been at the top since last year’s midseason update. It’s an impressive mark for the organization that even despite graduating preseason #1 prospect Adley Rutschman to the majors, where he’s made an immediate impact, they’ve managed to keep themselves at the top.
One way you know that things have been going well for the farm has been the steady stream of prospects who’ve been performing at their existing level that they keep earning midseason promotions.