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Baltimore Orioles scouting report on OF Ryan McKenna

ByBenjamin Chase|
HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 02: Baltimore Orioles baseball cap rests in the visitors' dugout during the MLB game between the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros on April 2, 2018 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 02: Baltimore Orioles baseball cap rests in the visitors' dugout during the MLB game between the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros on April 2, 2018 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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After a pop-up season in 2018, can the Baltimore Orioles outfield prospect build on his 2018 success?

With each of our top 10 prospect lists this offseason, we will have a scouting report on one player from that organization’s top 10 list. With today’s review of the Baltimore Orioles, we will take a look at outfielder Ryan McKenna, the Orioles #4 prospect.

Player Profile

The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ryan McKenna out of high school in New Hampshire in the 4th round of the 2015 draft. Considered the best high school player in the New England area in that year’s draft, the Orioles stepped in over the local Red Sox in drafting McKenna and signed him away from a commitment to Liberty.

In his draft season, McKenna was assigned to the GCL Orioles, where he played in just 10 games, hitting .265/.366/.324 with a triple and a stolen base. He moved up to short-season A-ball with the New York-Penn League in 2016, spending the entire season with Aberdeen. McKenna flashed his speed with 17 steals, hitting .241/.320/.309 with 10 doubles, a triple, and a home run over 62 games.

The Orioles assigned McKenna to low-A Delmarva for the 2017 season. He had similar numbers to Aberdeen the year before, hitting .256/.331/.380 with 33 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, and 20 stolen bases over 126 games.

This past season, McKenna opened the season with high-A Frederick in the Carolina League. He hit .377/.467/.556 with 18 doubles, 2 triples, 8 home runs, and 5 steals in 67 games.

He was promoted to AA Bowie in the Eastern League, and he struggled, hitting .239/.341/.338 with 8 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs, and 4 stolen bases over 60 games. Due to his AA numbers being so similar to his previous years, many assumed McKenna’s performance in the Carolina League was a flash in the pan.

McKenna was assigned to the Arizona Fall League, where he’s facing many of the best pitchers in minor league baseball, and he’s done nothing but hit for Glendale. Going into action tonight, McKenna is hitting .373/.484/.647 with 5 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run, and 2 stolen bases over 13 games.

Let’s dig deeper into his profile…

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