Standout seasons for two of the unquestioned top prospects in the Orioles’ system and a third whose breakout has made him among the most productive hitters on their farm were honored Sunday with the Orioles’ season-end minor league awards.
Top prospect and catcher Adley Rutschman and outfielder Kyle Stowers, who was selected shortly after him in the 2019 draft, shared the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year Award for seasons that have them hitting well at Triple-A Norfolk and thus on the cusp of the big leagues. This year’s Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award winner, top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez, became just the second repeat winner since the award was founded in 1988.