Daniel Clark: Recapping O's prospects' performances in Arizona Fall League

The summer of baseball has finished, and while most of the discussion has shifted to free agents, trades and roster moves, many of baseball's best young prospects have just completed play in the Arizona Fall League. Seven of those prospects - four pitchers and three position p layers - were wearing Orioles uniforms.

Those seven minor leaguers were playing for the Glendale Desert Dogs, who won 14 games, lost 15 and tied two, finishing in last place in the AFL West Division. Here's how each fared in the short season.

Michael Ohlman: Coming off a solid season for Double-A Bowie, where he hit .236 in 113 games, the 23-year-old catcher had a solid AFL campaign and continued to impress those within the organization. In 12 games, Ohlman hit .244 (10-for-41) with one home run and two RBIs, in support of his impressive work behind dish. He did, however, commit two errors to put a slight blemish on his record.

Jason Esposito: The 24-year-old started off the AFL season on fire, but cooled off considerably and his final numbers were solid. In 23 games, he hit .253 (23-for-91) with one home run and 12 RBIs. Defensively, there's still some work required as highlighted by the five errors he committed. Having been with the organization for three years now, 2015 is hoped to be a breakout year for the young third baseman.

Garabez Rosa: After eight seasons within the Orioles organization, Rosa is really starting to impress. During 2014 he hit .282 with 11 home runs and 69 RBIs with Bowie and he's now followed that up with an impressive AFL campaign. In 21 games, he hit .308 (24-for-78) with three home runs and 11 RBIs. Defensively, he made three errors in the outfield and that is an area where he needs to find some consistency.

Parker Bridwell: The young pitcher, who recently turned 23, has now been with the organization for five seasons, but his performances have lacked consistency - working to a career record of 22-36 record with a 4.99 ERA in 96 appearances (92 starts). His AFL experience highlighted this inconsistency, too - having fallen away considerably after a very promising start that saw him appear in the Fall Stars Game. In the end, Bridwell's numbers were poor, working to a 7.94 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in eight appearances (11 1/3 innings). He struck out nine hitters. There's no doubt Bridwell has some impressive stuff, he just needs to find some consistency.

Zach Davies: The 21-year-old Davies is moving through the organization with speed and after an impressive 2014 season with Bowie (10 wins, 3.35 ERA), he continued that great form into the AFL. In seven games (25 2/3 innings), Davies worked to a very impressive 1.75 ERA and 1.09 WHIP, while striking out 23 hitters. Having now had impressive seasons at Single-A in 2012, high Single-A in 2013 and 2014, Davies is likely to see some time at Triple-A with Norfolk in 2015. With time on his side, the future seems extremely bright for this prospect.

Mychal Givens: The story of 24-year-old Givens continues to fascinate many within the organization as the shortstop/second baseman-turned-pitcher continues to develop his skills on the mound. Having made the switch from position player to pitcher in 2013, Givens performed steadily in 2014 and had quite a solid AFL campaign. He pitched 11 2/3 innings in 10 games, working to a 3.09 ERA and 1.71 WHIP. Still developing his armory on the hill, he will certainly be one to watch in 2015.

Ashur Tolliver: Tolliver had an injury-plagued AFL campaign and only appeared in four games, during which, he pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and one earned run. The 26-year-old has been in the Orioles organization since 2009 and, when healthy, his numbers have been impressive. He is likely to start at the Double-A level in 2015 and if he can remain injury-free, he may be set for a breakout season.

In addition to the regular season performances, Ohlman and Bridwell both represented the Western Division in the AFL Fall Stars Game. Ohlman went 1-for-2 with a single and Bridwell pitched one scoreless inning, striking out the side.

Of the seven, which Orioles prospect excites you the most ahead of the 2015 season?

Daniel Clark blogs about the Orioles at The Big Leagues Daily from Melbourne, Australia. Follow him on Twitter: @DC_TBLDaily. His thoughts on the O's appear here as part of MASNsports.com's continuing commitment to welcome guest bloggers to our little corner of cyberspace. All opinions expressed are those of the guest bloggers, who are not employed by MASNsports.com but are just as passionate about their baseball as our roster of writers.