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Baltimore Orioles Top Ten Prospects for 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Apr 6, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; A general view of Baltimore Orioles glove and hat lays in the dugout against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 6, 2015; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; A general view of Baltimore Orioles glove and hat lays in the dugout against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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10. Tanner Scott, LHP

Birthdate: 7/22/94 (22 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: high-A, AA
Stats in 2016: 64 1/3 IP, 4.76 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 19.93 BB%, 28.32 K%

So, there is really one reason and one reason only why Scott is on this list. When he throws his top end velocity, the number begins with a 1, and it has three digits!

Scott tops out at 101, but really, that’s what he offers at this point. Coming from the left side, that’s elite velocity that you just don’t find more than a handful of times in the entire minor leagues.

After showing solid control in 2015, the control regressed considerably in 2016. With a slider that’s fringe average and a change that is below-average, Scott really has nothing else but the fastball to work with.

After showing solid control in 2015, the control regressed considerably in 2016

The Orioles see Scott as a major weapon out of the bullpen, and if he can just get his control under wraps, he’d be an incredibly elite reliever.

With velocity like that, he will get a shot at some point, and his story will be an exceptional one to tell, getting drafted out of junior college in the 6th round, working his way through bumps and bruises and finally to his big league opportunity.

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