After several seasons full of impressive prospects, the Orioles’ farm system fell back, and now it’s showing a sharp improvement with five players in Baseball America’s top 100 prospects.
Two of the top 100 — catcher/first baseman Samuel Basallo, who’s ranked ninth overall, and outfielder Dylan Beavers, who’s 21st — spent the final six weeks of the 2025 season with the Orioles.
The others are right-handed pitcher Trey Gibson (72nd), outfielder Nate George (86th) and left-handed pitcher Luis De León (95th).
Basallo and Beavers are both eligible for the Rookie of the Year award because they didn’t exceed 45 days on the roster or 130 at-bats.
Basallo, who was the first homegrown player from the Dominican Republic since 2011 to join the Orioles, hit .165 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 31 games. The 21-year-old was given a seven-year, $67 million contract with an option for 2034.
Beavers, who was the 33rd overall pick in 2022, hit .227, four home runs and 14 RBIs with a .775 OPS. He walked 26 times in 35 games.
Gibson, an undrafted free agent in 2023, won the organization’s minor league pitcher of the year award in 2025. The 23-year-old was 5-8 with a 4.26 ERA in 26 games with Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Chesapeake and High-A Aberdeen.
George, winner of the organization’s minor league player of the year in 2025, was a 16th-round pick in 2024. The 19-year-old had an outstanding first year in professional ball, hitting .337 with an .896 OPS for Aberdeen, Single-A Delmarva and the Florida Complex League Orioles. He hit five home runs, drove in 42 runs and stole 50 bases in 75 attempts.
De León, who was signed as an international free agent in December 2021, was 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 20 games with Chesapeake, Aberdeen and Delmarva. He was 2-0 with a 2.76 ERA in five games for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League.
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