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Baltimore Orioles: Power Ranking The O’s Top 10 Prospects By Excitement Level

By Aaron Gershon

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JUNE 25: The 2019 top overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, Adley Rutschman #35 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on before the Orioles play the San Diego Padres at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - JUNE 25: The 2019 top overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, Adley Rutschman #35 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on before the Orioles play the San Diego Padres at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 25, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 16: Austin Hays #18 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates his ninth inning two run home run against the New York Yankees with teammate J.J. Hardy #2 at Yankee Stadium on September 16, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The home run was the first in the major leagues for Hayes. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 16: Austin Hays #18 of the Baltimore Orioles celebrates his ninth inning two run home run against the New York Yankees with teammate J.J. Hardy #2 at Yankee Stadium on September 16, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The home run was the first in the major leagues for Hayes. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

#7. OF, Austin Hays

The only name on this list to have made his major league debut is Austin Hays. He played 20 games for the Orioles in 2017 batting .217 with a home run and eight RBI’s.

He has not been back to the majors since however as he even spent 64 games at High-A Fredrick in 2018.

In 2019 Hays started the season at Triple-A Norfolk but hit just .214 and was sent down to Double-A Bowie. Injuries have cost him for getting much playing time, but the O’s sixth-ranked prospect has the potential to be the cornerstone of the Orioles outfield in the future.

He can play all three outfield positions and hit to all fields which should bode well in the majors once he is healthy and gets his development back on track.

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