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Down on the Farm: The Baltimore Orioles – April 2026

April 5, 2026 · Baltimore Orioles · Ross Jensen

Down on the Farm: The Baltimore Orioles – April 2026

The Baltimore Orioles Top 30 Prospects!

Rank Name Position Level Age Projections
1 Samuel Basallo C MLB 21 135.1 wRC+, 0.277/0.349/0.500, 28 HR, 3 SB, 80 Runs, 88 RBI
2 Aron Estrada 2B AA 21 111.1 wRC+, 0.266/0.331/0.428, 17 HR, 24 SB, 79 Runs, 68 RBI
3 Nate George CF A+ 20 107.9 wRC+, 0.265/0.327/0.422, 16 HR, 41 SB, 81 Runs, 65 RBI
4 Dylan Beavers LF MLB 24 111.2 wRC+, 0.249/0.342/0.408, 17 HR, 20 SB, 77 Runs, 66 RBI
5 Anthony Nunez RP MLB 24 3.27 ERA, 37 IP, 16 BB, 42 K, 10.2 K/9, 1.26 WHIP
6 Luis Guevara SS AA 19 100.0 wRC+, 0.241/0.323/0.390, 16 HR, 16 SB, 75 Runs, 62 RBI
7 Miguel Rodriguez C A 19 102.0 wRC+, 0.249/0.327/0.392, 16 HR, 4 SB, 66 Runs, 66 RBI
8 Luis De Leon SP AA 22 4.09 ERA, 127 IP, 65 BB, 113 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.46 WHIP
9 Enrique Bradfield Jr. CF AAA 24 81.4 wRC+, 0.230/0.312/0.328, 8 HR, 52 SB, 64 Runs, 51 RBI
10 Braxton Bragg SP AA 24 4.28 ERA, 136 IP, 50 BB, 123 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.36 WHIP
11 Andrew Tess C A 18 99.7 wRC+, 0.227/0.335/0.364, 14 HR, 13 SB, 71 Runs, 58 RBI
12 Grant Wolfram RP MLB 29 3.69 ERA, 43 IP, 17 BB, 43 K, 9.0 K/9, 1.30 WHIP
13 Leandro Arias SS A+ 20 90.1 wRC+, 0.238/0.313/0.365, 14 HR, 4 SB, 63 Runs, 61 RBI
14 Payton Eeles 2B AAA 25 89.7 wRC+, 0.232/0.328/0.335, 9 HR, 26 SB, 69 Runs, 49 RBI
15 Ethan Anderson C AA 22 91.1 wRC+, 0.240/0.314/0.368, 13 HR, 10 SB, 66 Runs, 60 RBI
16 Johnathan Rodriguez RF MLB 26 108.6 wRC+, 0.256/0.319/0.436, 22 HR, 3 SB, 75 Runs, 74 RBI
17 Brandon Butterworth 2B AA 23 81.8 wRC+, 0.229/0.288/0.370, 15 HR, 14 SB, 67 Runs, 62 RBI
18 Jose Castillo RP MLB 29 3.76 ERA, 36 IP, 14 BB, 36 K, 8.9 K/9, 1.30 WHIP
19 Colin Selby RP MLB 27 3.74 ERA, 36 IP, 15 BB, 38 K, 9.5 K/9, 1.31 WHIP
20 Juaron Watts-Brown SP AA 23 4.58 ERA, 151 IP, 72 BB, 140 K, 8.4 K/9, 1.47 WHIP
21 Esteban Mejia SP A 18 4.39 ERA, 118 IP, 62 BB, 99 K, 7.6 K/9, 1.53 WHIP
22 Elis Cuevas RF A+ 21 86.9 wRC+, 0.227/0.307/0.360, 16 HR, 40 SB, 62 Runs, 61 RBI
23 Wehiwa Aloy SS A+ 22 81.7 wRC+, 0.223/0.292/0.362, 15 HR, 16 SB, 67 Runs, 61 RBI
24 Creed Willems C AAA 23 89.7 wRC+, 0.227/0.295/0.389, 20 HR, 1 SB, 63 Runs, 70 RBI
25 Yasmil Bucce C A+ 20 94.9 wRC+, 0.220/0.325/0.359, 15 HR, 1 SB, 69 Runs, 59 RBI
26 Griff O’Ferrall SS AA 23 77.8 wRC+, 0.229/0.301/0.333, 10 HR, 24 SB, 61 Runs, 53 RBI
27 RJ Austin 2B A+ 22 81.7 wRC+, 0.227/0.299/0.352, 13 HR, 32 SB, 62 Runs, 59 RBI
28 DJ Layton 2B A 19 82.0 wRC+, 0.215/0.306/0.337, 13 HR, 11 SB, 65 Runs, 56 RBI
29 Boston Bateman SP A+ 19 4.66 ERA, 139 IP, 63 BB, 101 K, 6.6 K/9, 1.51 WHIP
30 Cobb Hightower SS A 21 80.4 wRC+, 0.226/0.301/0.343, 12 HR, 10 SB, 61 Runs, 57 RBI

Projected organization depth!

Below are the top projected players at peak for each position at the MLB level.

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF
Projected Starter Samuel Basallo Pete Alonso Jackson Holliday Gunnar Henderson Jordan Westburg Taylor Ward Colton Cowser Tyler O’Neill
Projected Backup Adley Rutschman Coby Mayo Aron Estrada Luis Guevara Blaze Alexander Dylan Beavers Nate George Jhonkensy Noel
Depth Miguel Rodriguez Ryan Mountcastle Payton Eeles Leandro Arias Luis Vazquez Dylan Carlson Enrique Bradfield Jr. Johnathan Rodriguez

Starting Pitchers

Projected #1 Kyle Bradish
Projected #2 Shane Baz
Projected #3 Trevor Rogers
Projected #4 Zach Eflin
Projected #5 Cade Povich
Depth Luis De Leon
Depth Dean Kremer
Depth Trey Gibson
Depth Braxton Bragg
Depth Brandon Young

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Félix Bautista
Projected Setup #1 Anthony Nunez
Projected Setup #2 Micah Ashman
Next Up Yennier Cano
Next Up Tyson Neighbors
Next Up Grant Wolfram
Depth Jose Castillo
Depth Colin Selby
Depth Shawn Dubin
Depth Walter Pennington

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
Nate George – 60 Samuel Basallo – 60 Enrique Bradfield Jr. – 80
Aron Estrada – 60 Creed Willems – 55 Luis Valdez – 80
Samuel Basallo – 60 Johnathan Rodriguez – 55 Nate George – 70

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