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Pedro Florimon Jr. and Greg Miclat may be the two primary candidates vying for the Orioles starting shortstop position, but the one dark horse in the whole thing might be the guy with the best potential out of them all. And his name is Garabez Rosa. Rosa was born in Cotui in the Dominican Republic, and is the first product churned out by the Orioles new Dominican scouting system. Rosa ...

Even though it seems as if Mickolio has been teetering on the verge of the Majors for the past two years (and he has), the truth about the 6'9'' behemoth is that his potential is as vast as the state of Montana (his home state). Mickolio is relatively new to this whole baseball thing, only taking up the sport five years ago. He's made quite a splash since ditching ...

The Orioles have placed quite the premium on drafting super-athletes with speed to burn in the past few drafts. It started with Tyler Henson, and has continued with Xavier Avery and Kyle Hudson, and this year the crop included Mychal Givens. It's quite funny then, that the player with the most steals over the past three years is prospect #21...Matt Angle. Angle has always had speed in his blood, dating back ...

At number 22 on this list comes the big right-hander Jesse Beal. Beal was tabbed by the Orioles as the 416th pick in the 2008 draft, and shocked many by deciding to go pro, rather than attending the University of Maryland, where the coaches there thought they had a strong commitment. Nevertheless, Beal signed with the Orioles, and he immediately became a prospect to watch, one with a tremendous ceiling. The ...

Check out Eddie Gamboa's player profile on his alma mater, UC Davis', website and you'll see that he is planning for a career in real estate. Provided Gamboa keeps pitching like he did in 2009, real estate is going to be the furthest thing from his mind. Pitching for a big league club less than two and a half years after being drafted will be front and center. Few pitchers came ...

Steve Johnson is yet another prospect who joined the Orioles as a result of a 2009 trade. This one sent O's closer George Sherrill to the Dodgers in exchange for Josh Bell (who you'll see later on this list) and Johnson. Johnson turned in quite an impressive performance in his debut with the organization who desperately needed arms after promoting five of its top pitchers to the Major League level. Coming ...

Reliever Brett Jacobson came to the Orioles via a trade with the Detroit Tigers earlier this season as the centerpiece (and only piece) of the Aubrey Huff deal. And while he didn't necessarily enhance his reputation as "inconsistent," he still provides the Orioles with one of the most talented relieving prospects in the system. Jacobson came to the Orioles from the Tigers, but before that he came to the Tigers via ...

I highly doubt anyone (scout or lunatic) would have pegged Robbie Widlansky as a player destined for a true breakout season. Especially after his sad .222 average at Low A Delmarva. Or his .279, 4 HR, 29 RBI at Aberdeen. And yet, no Orioles farmhand had anything close to the kind of season the 24-year old had. Widlansky, despite his limited number of at-bats, led all O's prospects in batting average ...

Coming in at #28 on my list is 2009 draftee Ryan Berry. Berry was a standout at Rice University, where he helped lead the Owls to two conference titles and back-to-back College World Series berths. Berry finished his career with a 26-10 record and a 3.06 ERA. His strikeout rate was well over 8.0 K per nine, while his walk rate was under three. Berry thrust himself onto the stage his ...