20 MLB players who will determine this season’s pennant…
The Baltimore Orioles had the best record in the AL last season, clinching the number one overall seed. The team lost to the eventual world champion Texas Rangers in the divisional round of the playoffs. This season, they are in a fight for their division with the New York Yankees. Their rivals from the Bronx are looking to capture their 28th world championship, and the Orioles are the biggest obstacle currently in their way.
GM Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde have built a strong major league roster together, filled with young talent from one of the MLB’s best farm systems. They used that system to help them acquire ace Corbin Burnes in an offseason trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, and the core of their squad that calls Camden Yards home is stocked with players such as Jackson Holliday and Colton Cowser.
Now, the focus is on pursuing another World Series title. So many young players have grown and excelled in the Charm City. Who will be the next wave of breakthrough stars that can help Hyde’s team? Here are three names that could make their way up to Baltimore, possibly within the next few days.
