The 2021 minor league season has reached the finish line for most Orioles affiliates. And after the cancellation of the 2020 season, this year’s glorious return to the field was everything we could have hoped for.
The Orioles’ talent pipeline has started producing legitimate prospects up and down the organization — prompting both MLB Pipeline and FanGraphs to rank the Orioles as the #1 farm system in baseball, and Baseball America #2 — and it’s led to one of the most entertaining minor league seasons in recent memory. The Birds have boasted individual standouts — from the likes of Adley Rutschman, Grayson Rodriguez, and many more — as well as team successes, such as the postseason-bound Bowie Baysox.