Starting on Monday Oct 12th, we will start releasing the Orioles 2020 Top 30 Prospects list.
With no 2020 minor league season and a five round draft, this is one of the most difficult top prospects lists to develop. But, after receiving information about the auxiliary camp, and doing some video scouting of new players acquired in the draft and in trades, we’ve put together or top 30 prospects.
Grading System:
Grade Hitters Starters Relievers
80 HOFer HOFer #1
75 Top 1-2 Top 1-2 #1
70 Top 5 Top 5 #1
65 All-Star All-Star #1-#2
60 Plus #2-#3 Elite Closer All-Star
55 Above AVG #3-#4 Mid-Closer
50 AVG Regular #4-#5 Low-Closer/Elite Setup
45 Platoon/Utilty #5-Swingman Setup
40 Bench Up/Down Middle/Long relief
35 Up/Down Emergency Up/Down
30 Org (AA/AAA) Org (AA/AAA) Org (AA/AAA)
25 Org (AA) Org (AA) Org (AA)
20 Org (A Ball ) Org (A Ball) Org (A Ball)
| Rank | Name | Current Grade | Future Grade | Ceiling Grade |
| 1 | Adley Rutschman | 50 | 70 | 70 |
| 2 | Grayson Rodriguez | 35 | 60 | 65 |
| 3 | Ryan Mountcastle | 50 | 60 | 65 |
| 4 | Heston Kjerstad | 40 | 60 | 65 |
| 5 | Gunnar Henderson | 30 | 50 | 65 |
| 6 | DL Hall | 30 | 50 | 65 |
| 7 | Michael Baumann | 45 | 50 | 60 |
| 8 | Jordan Westburg | 30 | 50 | 55 |
| 9 | Dean Kremer | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| 10 | Keegan Akin | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| 11 | Zac Lowther | 40 | 50 | 50 |
| 12 | Yusniel Diaz | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| 13 | Terrin Vavra | 35 | 45 | 50 |
| 14 | Hudson Haskin | 35 | 45 | 50 |
| 15 | Coby Mayo | 20 | 50 | 60 |
| 16 | Carter Baumler | 20 | 50 | 60 |
| 17 | Alex Wells | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| 18 | Drew Rom | 25 | 45 | 50 |
| 19 | Darrell Hernaiz | 25 | 45 | 55 |
| 20 | Brenan Hanifee | 30 | 45 | 50 |
| 21 | Adam Hall | 30 | 45 | 50 |
| 22 | Kyle Bradish | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| 23 | Kyle Stowers | 25 | 45 | 50 |
| 24 | Kevin Smith | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| 25 | Bruce Zimmerman | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| 26 | Anthony Servideo | 25 | 45 | 50 |
| 27 | Ryan McKenna | 40 | 40 | 45 |
| 28 | Adam Stauffer | 25 | 40 | 50 |
| 29 | Rylan Bannon | 35 | 40 | 45 |
| 30 | Tyler Nevin | 35 | 40 | 45 |
