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Bobby Bundy - With an improved changeup and cleaner mechanics, Bundy has become a more complete pitcher this season. He’s now relying less on his above-average curveball as his out pitch, and has learned to work in his changeup nicely. He’s working down in the zone more often and as a result has allowed just six home runs in 91 innings pitched.
Clayton Schrader - The Orioles knew they were getting a guy with plus stuff when they drafted Schrader in the 10th round of the 2010 draft. But no one was expecting him to post dominating numbers like he has thus far in 2011. He opened the season with the Shorebirds, and after striking out nearly two batters per inning at Delmarva he earned a promotion to Frederick.
Jonathan Schoop - Schoop has probably improved his stock more than anyone on this list. He put up an .890 OPS with Delmarva and moved up to Frederick at just 19 years old. He’s the second youngest player in the Carolina League only to Manny Machado and is holding his own.
David Baker – Baker missed most of 2010 with an appendix injury, but he’s healthy this season and has added a slider to his arsenal. So far, the new slider is paying dividends, as Baker’s struck out 23 batters in 25 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .189 average.
Sebastian Vader – One of the most projectable arms in the system, Vader has already seen his velocity rise 2 mph this season and has been dominant during his second run in the GCL. Both his fastball and breaking ball grade out as future plus pitches.
Roderick Bernadina – Like Jonathan Schoop, Bernadina is from Curaco, and is also the brother of Washington Nationals outfielder Roger Bernadina. Roderick has some serious bat speed, above-average speed, a strong arm, and has tagged GCL pitching for a .388 OBP (9 BB to 7 K) and .861 OPS.
i forgot we had roger bernadina's brother lol.
everyone else on this list is not surprising to me though, as I was big on them. Especially schoop.