Like the Orioles, the club's Triple-A Norfolk affiliate is off to a 2-1 start, but unlike the O's the Tides are off today. Norfolk has scored 29 runs to rank second in the 20-team International League and leads the league with a .964 team OPS.
The Orioles' other three full-season affiliates - at Double-A Bowie, High-A Aberdeen and Single-A Delmarva - open their seasons on Friday. Today we have the break-camp rosters for each club.
Bowie, managed by Roberto Mercado, has eight of the O’s top-30-ranked players as determined by MLBPipeline.com, and three in the top 10, with No. 2 Samuel Basallo at catcher, No. 7 outfielder Dylan Beavers and No. 10 pitcher Seth Johnson.
Aberdeen, managed by Felipe Rojas Alou Jr., features six top-30 prospects while Delmarva, managed by Collin Woody, has four top-30 prospects on its roster. The highest-rated prospect on the IronBirds is outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr., ranked No. 5 by MLBPipeline. For the Shorebirds, its outfielder Braylin Tavera, at No. 13.
Rosters can be changed or tweaked between now and Opening Night, when Bowie will host Reading, Aberdeen is at Jersey Shore and Delmarva is at Fredericksburg.
BOWIE
Pitchers: Trace Bright, Kyle Brnovich, Keagan Gillies, Dylan Heid, Ryan Hennen, Seth Johnson, Ryan Long, Trey McGough, Zachary Peek, Alex Pham, Logan Rinehart, Houston Roth, Kade Strowd, Carlos Tavera, Kyle Virbitsky, Brandon Young.
Catchers: Silas Ardoin, Samuel Basallo, Connor Pavolony.
Infielders: Frederick Bencosme, TT Bowens, Collin Burns, Anthony Servideo.
Outfielders: Dylan Beavers, Jud Fabian, John Rhodes, Donta Williams.
ABERDEEN
Pitchers: Jackson Baumeister, Carter Baumler, Bradley Brehmer, Moises Chace, Deivy Cruz, Juan De Los Santos, Graham Firoved, Zachary Fruit, Preston Johnson, Hayden Nierman, Juan Nunez, Edgar Portes, Yaqui Rivera, Luis Sánchez, Teddy Sharkey, Levi Wells, Cameron Weston.
Catchers: Randy Florentino, Adam Retzbach, Creed Willems.
Infielders: Isaac De Leon, Ryan Higgins, Mac Horvath, Tavian Josenberger, Jalen Vasquez, Carter Young.
Outfielders: Enrique Bradfield Jr., Matthew Etzel, Elio Prado, Reed Trimble.
DELMARVA
Pitchers: Zane Barnhart, Jared Beck, Randy Beriquete, Braxton Bragg, Jiorgeny Casimiri, Riley Cooper, Jacob Cravey, Luis De Leon, Dominic Freeberger, Michael Forret, Harif Frias, Nestor German, Trey Gibson, Alejandro Méndez, Blake Money, Grabiel Salazar, Brayner Sánchez, John Weatherly.
Catchers: Brayan Hernández, Aneudis Mordán, Cole Urman.
Infielders: Leandro Arias, Anderson De Los Santos, Aron Estrada, Noelberth Romero, Angel Tejada.
Outfielders: Stiven Acevedo, Jake Cunningham, Thomas Sosa, Braylin Tavera.
The roster sizes are 30 for Single-A and High-A and 28 each for Double-A and Triple-A.
The O's No. 14 prospect, infielder Max Wagner, will begin the season dealing with a minor injury on Bowie's seven-day injured list.
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