The final month or so run-up towards spring training is prospect list season. Before the Orioles were good again, this was one of the more exciting parts of a baseball calendar because we could all dream about the good players who would arrive and bring better baseball around again. Those players have arrived and have made their impact. With these players in the majors, the O’s farm system looks a lot different.
How do things stand in the Orioles minors in terms of top talent right now? As of this week, there are four of the heavy hitters in prospect writing who’ve put out their top 100 prospect lists for the start of the season.