Orioles Prospect Report - December 2025

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From BP's December 1 article 2026 Prospects: Sacramento Athletics Top Prospects:


1. Leo De Vries

Pos: SS
Born: 2006-10-11
B: Switch
T: Right
H: 6′ 1″
W: 183 lbs.
History: Signed January 15th, 2024 by the San Diego Padres out of the Dominican Republic for $4.2 million. Acquired from San Diego for Mason Miller and JP Sears.
Previous Rank: #1 (org, SDP), #23 (Top 101)
Major-league ETA: 2027

The Report: One of the top names from the 2024 IFA class, De Vries has done nothing but boost his stock higher over the past two years. After heading right to full-season ball in 2024, he more than held his own in the Cal League, posting major-league quality exit velos with impressive contact ability considering his age and level. His age-18 season was more of the same, ending in the Texas League, where he slugged .551 over 103 PA. De Vries is incredibly advanced for an 18-year-old switch hitter. His swings mirror each other well, with the right-handed swing having a bit more twisty, torquey, upper-body action, while his lefty stroke is more brute force and bat speed. He was better from the left side this year, but hit more as a righty in 2024. I don’t think De Vries will end up with much of a split long-term, but I do think the left-handed swing is more of a finished product at present, not uncommon for a young switch-hitter getting more reps from that side. Despite the bat speed and occasional violence in the swing, he moves the barrel around well, and is very comfortable swatting a single rather than trying to fully sell out for his power. The power should round out to plus-plus in time—he already hits a lot of flyballs given his age and level of competition—and De Vries might end up with the best overall offensive tools of any prospect in baseball. If we were more certain he’d end up a major-league shortstop, he’d have a strong case for the number one prospect in baseball. As it is, we think it’s more likely he slides to second or third base long-term, and thus is merely one of the five best prospects in baseball. Oh well.

OFP: 70 / All-star infielder

Variance: Medium. I guess this is the spot where we nitpick a little. De Vries was merely okay before the trade, and his performance in the Athletics org is only a fraction of one season as good as it is. He may settle in as more of a plus regular if the raw power doesn’t take another step forward, and he’s already mostly filled out his 6-foot-1 frame. Of course if this is just what he is, he’s probably ending up a plus regular, which is why the variance is this low for a still-teenaged prospect.

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From BP's December 3 article, 2026 Prospects: Miami Marlins Top Prospects:


3. Robby Snelling

Pos: LHP
Born: 2003-12-19
B: Right
T: Left
H: 6′ 3″
W: 210 lbs.
History: Drafted by the San Diego Padres 39th overall in the 2022 draft, Robert McQueen HS (Reno, NV); signed for $3 million. Acquired from the Padres for Tanner ScottandBryan Hoeing
Previous Ranking(s): #7 (org)
Major-league ETA: 2026

The Report: Snelling has yo-yoed back into Top 101 consideration after a rough 2024 campaign in Double-A. He’s added a couple ticks to his fastball and now sits 95 and tops out at 98. Like with White, the pitch isn’t a metric monster—although it has solid enough carry from a sub-6-foot release height—but this kind of velocity from the left side is going to miss enough bats, especially when Snelling’s plus curveball is lurking in the minds of opposing hitters. It can reach the mid-80s with big two-plane break, and should rack up strikeouts in the majors. Snelling sprinkles in an average, if firm, change and a below-average gyro slider, but both are fine enough as supplementary pieces. You are here for the top two pitches on the marquee, though, and with the added velocity and improved command, Snelling once again looks like a precocious, quick-moving mid-rotation starter.

OFP: 55 / no. 3/4 starter

Variance: Medium. Snelling’s velocity and command have been inconsistent throughout his time in the pros, and while he should be in the bigs before long, he’ll need to maintain his 2025 gains to secure a rotation spot in what will be a crowded 2026 Marlins pitching picture.