What is a team supposed to do as a follow-up act to improve on a 101-61 regular season like the Orioles had last year? One way would be to do something like that again and again to prove that it wasn’t a fluke. One path to that is an ongoing infusion of talented young players to add to what’s already a fun core. Already in 2024, that includes Jackson Holliday and Colton Cowser, with a handful of guys at Triple-A Norfolk waiting for a shot.
It’s still a loaded Orioles farm system, with the Orioles maintaining a #1 farm system ranking according to both The Athletic’s Keith Law and MLB Pipeline.