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The Orioles\u2019 hot-hitting outfield prospect is headed to the bigs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Paul Folkemer\u00a0is the deputy editor of Camden Chat. In the past, he\u2019s also covered the Orioles for Press Box and Orioles Hangout.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The time has come at last. Dylan Beavers, the Orioles\u2019 top outfield prospect, has been promoted to the majors. The O\u2019s announced this morning that they\u2019ve purchased his contract from Triple-A Norfolk and he\u2019ll join the team in Houston, where he\u2019ll presumably be in the lineup tonight for his major league debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The call-up ends weeks of speculation \u2014 and fan frustration \u2014 about when the club would finally give the hot-hitting Beavers a major league opportunity. The lefty swinger, who turned 24 earlier this week, has torn up Triple-A pitching this season, posting a .304\/.420\/.515 slash line with 18 homers and 51 RBIs in 94 games for the Tides. He has almost as many walks (68) as strikeouts (76), and he\u2019s added 23 stolen bases for good measure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s been a big leap forward for Beavers, the Orioles\u2019 competitive-balance pick in 2022 at #33 overall. Entering the season, he\u2019d posted solid if not stupendous minor league numbers, but his 2025 breakout has had fans clamoring for his arrival since the trade deadline. After weeks of the O\u2019s sifting through sub-replacement journeymen such as Greg Allen, Daniel Johnson, and Jordyn Adams, it\u2019s finally time for Beavers to get his big league audition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The timing of the move leaves little doubt as to why the O\u2019s held him in the minors until now. Had they called up Beavers on or before Aug. 15, he would have spent the final 45 days on the Orioles\u2019 roster and lost his rookie status, making him ineligible to win Rookie of the Year next season. Calling him up today, with only 44 days left, preserves his rookie eligibility for next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Theoretically, if Beavers is named as a top-100 prospect on at least two of three required lists next season (Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, or ESPN) and then goes on to win AL Rookie of the Year, the O\u2019s would earn an extra draft pick in 2027 via the Prospect Promotion Incentive.<\/p>\n

The odds of all those things happening, of course, are so slim that I don\u2019t think it was worth denying Beavers an extra couple of weeks in the majors just for that reason.<\/p>\n

The Orioles obviously disagreed. In any case, he\u2019s here now and should get ample playing time for the rest of the year. Beavers has played some center field in the minors but is considered better defensively in the corners. He made the majority of his starts in right field for Norfolk this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To make roster room for Beavers, the Orioles designated Greg Allen for assignment.<\/p>\n

The O\u2019s bizarrely signed Allen, who hadn\u2019t appeared in the majors since 2023, to a major league deal on Aug. 8. In his brief O\u2019s career, he went 0-for-14 with no walks, five strikeouts, and two GIDPs.<\/p>\n

He also screwed up a squeeze bunt attempt that got a runner thrown out at the plate, and he was caught stealing in his only SB attempt. A case could be made that Allen was the least productive Oriole ever to spend more than a week with the team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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