10 Orioles Prospects To Know Beyond The Top 30 in 2025
Baseball America’s Top 30 Baltimore Orioles Prospects entering 2025 are here exclusively for subscribers. The list includes updated scouting reports, BA grades and tool grade projections every player.
Inevitably, there are players every year who barely miss the cut when we narrow down the list. These players are all worth monitoring for various reasons and it’s likely some will either reach the big leagues in 2025 or enjoy breakout seasons lower in the minors. Last year’s list, for example, identified a future Orioles trade candidate (Billy Cook) who is now on the Pirates’ 40-man roster and several others who now rank among Baltimore’s Top 30 Prospects.
Here are next 10 players to know in the Orioles system beyond their Top 30. You can find the complete index of players who just missed their teams’ respective lists here.
31. Chase Allsup, RHP. Allsup was up to 100 mph as a reliever in college, and as a fourth-rounder was the Orioles’ highest-drafted pitcher in 2024. He sits in the mid 90s and is entering his pro debut with a five-pitch mix, highlighted by his plus slider, improving cutter, splitter and curveball.
32. Frederick Bencosme, SS. One of the first international free agents signed under the Orioles’ current front office to reach the high minors, Bencosme spent his age-21 season holding his own at Double-A Bowie. He’ll need to add strength to contribute offensively, though he has a solid utility floor.
33. Levi Wells, RHP. Wells sits 96-98 mph with multiple plus secondaries and above-average command on his best days, but those days were infrequent in his pro debut. While extremely inconsistent at this stage in his career, Wells has the stuff and strike-throwing ability to be an impact arm if he puts it together.
34. Braxton Bragg, RHP. There’s not a lot overpowering about Bragg, whose fastball averaged 93.5 mph to highlight a five-pitch mix. He excelled in the rotation at Low-A Delmarva through a combination of deception and command as he walked 30.1% of batters faced with a 5.4% walk rate.
35. Blake Money, RHP. Money was primarily a fastball/slider reliever at LSU, but in 103 bulk innings for Low-A Delmarva, struck out 10.4 batters per nine with a 1.058 WHIP. His fastball tops out at 95 mph but he commands and gets whiffs on a five-pitch mix.
36. Sebastian Gongora, LHP. The 2023 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year at Wright State transferred to Louisville and was climbing up draft boards with a fastball up to 97 mph this spring but ended the year in the low 90s and fell to the 11th round. If he can live up to those higher velocity bands and further refine his four-pitch mix, Gongora can be a premium arm from the left side.
37. Esteban Mejia, RHP. Mejia was just 17 in the Dominican Summer League for his pro debut and stood out for his upper-90s fastball and imposing frame, which suggest he’ll be a durable starter as he progresses in his career.
38. Kade Strowd, RHP. Strowd improved his zone rates and had some of the minors’ highest swing-and-miss rates in 2024, causing the Orioles to protect him from the 40-man roster. His mid-to-high-90s fastball is at least plus, with a plus cutter, a splitter and a new effective sweeper helping round out his arsenal.
39. Andriander Mejia, C. A Venezuelan catcher who repeated the Dominican Summer League this year, Mejia had an .811 OPS in 2024 with sound actions behind the plate, and projects to raise his offensive ceiling as he continues to add physicality.
40. Elis Cuevas, OF. Between the Florida Complex League and Low-A Delmarva, Cuevas had a .791 OPS in 2024, and one of his eight home runs was the longest hit by anyone in the Orioles’ organization, majors or minors, at 451 feet. Cuevas can profile as a prototypical corner bat, but does so with a combination of power and plate discipline that the Orioles value.
