Anthony Servideo

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Baltimore Orioles #29 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Servideo joins the Orioles with club roots already in place. His grandfather Curt Blefary played four seasons in Baltimore and was a World Series champion with the 1966 Orioles. Serviedo had a difficult summer in the Cape Cod League in 2019, but he returned to Ole Miss in the spring and showed the ability to play shortstop while making significant offensive improvements. The Orioles drafted him in the third round and signed him for an above-slot $950,000 bonus.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Servideo only began playing shortstop in 2020, but the Orioles love the ability and mindset he brings in playing all over the field for the good of the team. His athleticism serves him well in both his prospects for staying at shortstop, in terms of his reactions and range, and on the bases, where he runs well. His defense, at this point, is his calling card even if he ends up playing somewhere other than short. Servideo's defense and speed are his main assets. He's a below-average hitter with little power potential, but he may hit just enough in a utility role.
  
  THE FUTURE: Servideo will need to further build on his breakout junior season to be more than a fringe major leaguer. He will make his pro debut in 2021.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #91 prospect in 2020 draft
  Maybe it’s the hair. For the past two years at Ole Miss, Servideo had played out of position in deference to 2019 second-round pick Grae Kessinger, bouncing between right field, center field and second base. But this was Servideo’s year to take over at shortstop, and like many Rebels shortstops before him, he bleached his hair, transforming his brown hair with a shaggy blonde flow. It’s hard to argue with the results. Servideo showed significantly more strength and power, cranking five home runs in 59 at-bats, after hitting four in his first two seasons combined. His .390/.575/.695 start to the season helped erase the memories of his awful 2019 summer in the Cape, where he hit only .149/.277/.228 with a wood bat. Servideo’s offensive emergence is significant because scouts were already comfortable with his defense. He’s one of the best defensive shortstops in college baseball. A plus runner, Servideo has the first-step quickness, footwork and hands to be a plus defender at shortstop and he has an above-average arm that lets him plant and fire on balls to his right. Servideo is small-framed (5-foot-10, 170 pounds) but his strong start to the spring will likely push him into third-round consideration.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Servideo joins the Orioles with club roots already in place. His grandfather Curt Blefary played four seasons in Baltimore and was a World Series champion with the 1966 Orioles. Serviedo had a difficult summer in the Cape Cod League in 2019, but he returned to Ole Miss in the spring and showed the ability to play shortstop while making significant offensive improvements. The Orioles drafted him in the third round and signed him for an above-slot $950,000 bonus.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Servideo only began playing shortstop in 2020, but the Orioles love the ability and mindset he brings in playing all over the field for the good of the team. His athleticism serves him well in both his prospects for staying at shortstop, in terms of his reactions and range, and on the bases, where he runs well. His defense, at this point, is his calling card even if he ends up playing somewhere other than short. Servideo's defense and speed are his main assets. He's a below-average hitter with little power potential, but he may hit just enough in a utility role.
  
  THE FUTURE: Servideo will need to further build on his breakout junior season to be more than a fringe major leaguer. He will make his pro debut in 2021.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Servideo joins the Orioles with club roots already in place. His grandfather Curt Blefary played four seasons in Baltimore and was a World Series champion with the 1966 Orioles. Serviedo had a difficult summer in the Cape Cod League in 2019, but he returned to Ole Miss in the spring and showed the ability to play shortstop while making significant offensive improvements. The Orioles drafted him in the third round and signed him for an above-slot $950,000 bonus.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Servideo only began playing shortstop in 2020, but the Orioles love the ability and mindset he brings in playing all over the field for the good of the team. His athleticism serves him well in both his prospects for staying at shortstop, in terms of his reactions and range, and on the bases, where he runs well. His defense, at this point, is his calling card even if he ends up playing somewhere other than short. Servideo's defense and speed are his main assets. He's a below-average hitter with little power potential, but he may hit just enough in a utility role.
  
  THE FUTURE: Servideo will need to further build on his breakout junior season to be more than a fringe major leaguer. He will make his pro debut in 2021.