The Orioles might have had a tough season in the minors from a record prospective, but they still have some blue chips minor league players. Matt Wieters lived up the hype and he was the top hitter in the system. Just looking at .355/.454/.600 makes you salivate to see him behind the plate. David Hernandez was the the top pitcher and he struck out 166 batters this season, which was good for the second most in the minors.
Brian Matusz was the clubs top draft pick and while they supposedly got a keeper, he signed too late to pitch in the minors. Xavier Avery, the second round pick, put together a solid season for the Gulf Coast League.
The weather is starting to turn so I’ve been trying to get the boys out for some last few cuts out on the field. I bought my oldest a new baseball bat for his birthday and my middle kid is the proud new owner of some catchers gear. I picked it all up at Baseball Rampage, which had by far the best selection of any site I could find out on the web.
