The offseason has begun for the Baltimore Orioles as they now look ahead to 2025. An extremely young team that has developed well, Baltimore should be in contention going forward over the next few years.
A lot of their top prospects over the last few years have already made in impact in the Majors, but there are more two come. MLB Pipeline named the team’s top hitting and pitching prospect for 2024, giving fans more reason to be excited.
The hitting prospect, Coby Mayo, is a familiar name and one of the top overall prospects in baseball. The Orioles number one, he is also number eight overall.
The 23-year-old crushed the ball all season at Triple-A. Slashing .287/.364/.562 with a .926 OPS, 22 homers, 67 RBIs and 23 doubles, he continued his tear from 2023 in which he hit 29 home runs. He was named an MiLB First-Team Prospect as well.
Mayo made his debut in 2024, but struggled in his time with Baltimore. In 17 games, he went 4-for-41 with 22 strikeouts and zero extra base hits. It was a small sample size, and he has continually proved that the bat plays. It may just take time, and the Orioles were fighting for a playoff spot and needed the hot hand.
