Baltimore Orioles 2025 International Class Scouting Report
With the MLB international signing period opening today, teams can officially begin to sign players in their 2025 class.
For Baseball America subscribers, we have scouting reports and player notes on the classes for all 30 teams, providing information on the big names to know in each class, as well as deeper cut players to watch.
The Orioles are signing one player for $1 million, then spreading their bonus pool space around to a deeper, diverse mix of players. That top signing, Dominican shortstop Jose Peña, has arrows pointing in the right direction. Like catcher Samuel Basallo when the Orioles signed him out of the Dominican Republic, Peña is one of the youngest players in his class and will play nearly the entire 2025 season at 16. Peña has started to layer on strength to a still-wiry frame (6-foot-1, 160 pounds), maintaining a line-drive approach but with more carry off his bat now to occasionally leave the yard to his pull side. He has the traits to stick at shortstop as a plus-plus runner with a solid-average arm, good hands and footwork.
Dominican outfielder Johancel Gomez ($750,000) is a lefthanded outfielder whose power is his standout tool. He’s an average runner who fits best in an outfield corner. Maykel Baro, signing for $500,000, is an exciting shortstop from Cuba who has performed well in games and shown promising tools. He’s a 6-foot, 175-pounds righthanded hitter with a mix of hitting ability and power. He’s strong with broad shoulders, and he’s a plus runner who should get a chance to stick at shortstop, though given how big he could get, third base is another potential landing spot. Ronald Terrero is a bat-first shortstop who played for Cuba in the U-15 World Cup in 2022. He played in Cuba’s 16U national league in 2022 and hit .440/.561/.580 in 66 plate appearances with 14 walks and just three strikeouts to rank fifth in the league in batting average and seventh in OBP. He’s a line-drive hitter with gap power who could end up an offensive-minded second baseman.
Yeison Acosta is a switch-hitting catcher from Cuba. He’s an offensive-minded player whose athleticism gives him a chance to stick behind the plate, but it’s his hitting ability that stands out most. Venezuela catcher Jose Flores has quick feet behind the plate and has performed well in games with alleys power from the right side. Dominican outfielder Lisandro Sanchez is raw but has plenty of tools to dream on if everything clicks. He’s a plus-plus runner with big righthanded power that could be plus and features an excellent arm, to the point where pitching could be a fallback option. Third baseman Frandy Guillen played for the Dominican Republic in the U-18 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Panama in August 2024 and led the tournament in hitting, batting .462/.600/.462 in 20 plate appearances with six walks and three strikeouts. He will have to work to stay at third base and avoid a move to first, but there’s promise with his righthanded bat.
