As of this week, the top prospect in all of baseball will be playing for the Norfolk Tides. The Orioles are reportedly sending the 2022 #1 overall pick to Triple-A starting this week, MASN’s Steve Melewski first reported on Sunday night. The 19-year-old is now just one rung of the ladder away from MLB after posting a .338/.421/.507 batting line across 36 games at Double-A Bowie.
In addition to Holliday’s promotion, the Orioles are getting some other recent draft picks a little September action at a higher minor league level. Melewski also reported on Sunday that 2023 first rounder Enrique Bradfield Jr.