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

ByAaron 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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SARASOTA, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: Yusniel Diaz #80 of the Baltimore Orioles poses for a portrait during photo day at Ed Smith stadium on February 20, 2019 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 20: Yusniel Diaz #80 of the Baltimore Orioles poses for a portrait during photo day at Ed Smith stadium on February 20, 2019 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

#5. OF, Yusniel Diaz

The only prospect who was not drafted by the Orioles to make the list is Orioles fourth-ranked prospect Yusniel Diaz. The outfielder is rated as baseball’s 90th ranked prospect and was the centerpiece of the trade that sent Manny Machado to the Dodgers.

In his first full year in the Orioles system, Diaz has impressed when healthy. After recovering from a hamstring injury, Diaz has had a red hot month of June. He earned the Eastern League’s Player of the Week with the Baysox earlier in the month showing the ability to both hit for power and drive in runs.

Whenever a player is the main piece of a prospect package, he’s going to be held to high standards by the fanbase acquiring him. That is exactly the case for Diaz who should be able to handle the pressure and become an everyday player for the Orioles in the future.

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