Another top prospects list has come out, and yet again, SS Manny Machado and LHP Zach Britton are included on the list, the only two Orioles representatives on any of these compilations. Baseball America, which ranks Bryce Harper ahead of Mike Trout for the number one spot, puts Machado at the 14 slot and Britton as number 28 (right ahead of Kyle Drabek, coincidentally).
Machado, drafted with the 3rd overall pick in the 2010 First Year Players Draft, will start the season at single A Delmarva, while Britton, who is fighting currently for a rotation spot at the major league level, is most likely slotted for 10-15 starts to begin the season at AAA Norfolk.
The complete list of Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects can be found here.