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Tuesday 25 October 2016

Baseball America's top 10 Orioles prospects: Chance Sisco is No. 1

Source: www.masnsports.com --- Monday, October 24, 2016
After he was drafted in the first round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, right-hander Dylan Bundy became the Orioles' No. 1 ranked prospect at the end of that season. And Bundy stayed as the club's top-ranked prospect every year after, even as he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2013. But with Bundy no longer eligible for prospects lists, there is a new Orioles No. 1. Catcher Chance Sisco's steady move up the rankings has led him to the top spot. When Baseball America released its latest O's top 10 prospects rankings today, Sisco headed up the list. He was ranked No. 10 after 2013 and then No. 4 and No. 3. Some players with major league experience are still eligible for prospects list. A player is eligible if they are currently under contract to an organization and they have not exceeded the major league rookie minimums of 130 at-bats or 50 innings, and haven't made more than 30 relief appearances in the big leagues. Under these rules, a few pitchers that were eligible this time last year are no longer eligible - that list includes Bundy, Mychal Givens , Tyler Wilson and Mike Wright . Some with major league experience that are still eligible include Donnie Hart , Trey Mancini and Oliver Drake . A look at the Baseball America's top 10 Orioles prospects: 1) Chance Sisco, C: As his defense took solid strides forward this year, the 21-year-old Sisco continued to hit for average and his power took a small step forward as well. At D ...



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