You'll find said rankings here and are urged to bookmark them if you haven't already. There's no better resource for gauging player value throughout the long season. The top minor league hitter was just called up over the weekend,

Prior to the Baltimore Orioles' August 19 game against the Boston Red Sox, news broke that star catcher Adley Rutschman was scratched from the starting lineup d

Take a look back at Samuel Basallo’s journey from a 16-year-old international prospect to making his MLB debut Sunday with the Orioles.

Ahead of Sunday's game against the Houston Astros, Baltimore called up highly regarded prospect Samuel Basallo. In doing so, it posted a hype video and an emotional video with his father sharing the news: Basallo is the Orioles' No. 1 prospect and the No. 8 overall prospect in the league, per MLB.com's prospect rankings.

Basallo will play everyday but will be the No. 2 catcher behind Adley Rutschman while also seeing time at first base and DH.

Basallo, 21, is a former international signee out of the Dominican Republic and is a consensus top-15 prospect in the majors at this point. CBS Sports prospect expert R.J. Anderson ranked Basallo ninth overall in his midseason rankings this year, saying the following:

Nevertheless, McLean instantly proved he belonged with 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball and eight strikeouts against a solid Mariners lineup. He made their hitters look foolish over and over again mostly with his sweeper and curveball.

Jesus Sanchez robbed Gunnar Henderson of a grand slam and denied Samuel Basallo his first MLB homer in Astros’ 12-0 loss to Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles have a game plan in place for getting Samuel Basallo into the lineup as much as possible.

Orioles’ Samuel Basallo announcement brings the future to Baltimore right now originally appeared on The Sporting News The Baltimore Orioles have called up their top prospect, a top-10 prospect in the entirety of baseball. Fans have been waiting for him all season, and on Sunday, Basallo has been officially promoted.

Samuel Basallo singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Melton. Jordan Westburg scores. Gunnar Henderson scores. Adley Rutschman to 3rd.