The Baltimore Orioles are incredibly good and deep when it comes to position players.
Consider this: They have three established quality veterans for the three outfield spots in Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins, and Anthony Santander, but there are star prospects such as Heston Kjerstad, Kyle Stowers, and Colton Cowser knocking on the door.
All three prospects are ready for the next step, and there is just not enough positions or spots to put them all in play at the MLB level.
Cowser, in particular, is having an amazing spring and is trying to force his way onto the Opening Day roster.
He is capable of doing this to a left-handed pitcher, per Talkin’ Baseball:
Oh yeah, the Orioles have Colton Cowser waiting in the wings too pic.twitter.com/b5VK7kyvf3
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 19, 2024
That ball definitely got out of the park in a hurry, and he hit it to the longest part of the stadium: dead center field.
Cowser’s quick wrists were on display, but that’s far from his only trait when hitting.
The talented lefty-hitting prospect has dominated Triple-A for two years in a row, including a .300/.417/.520 line and 17 home runs last year.
He struggled in the majors, but he only took 77 plate appearances there.
This spring training, however, he entered Tuesday’s game hitting a magnificent .364/.488/.758 with four long balls in 13 games, and that was before the long blast shown above.
Cowser has bat control, power, and the ability to get walks in bunches.
He does strike out a lot, but he makes up for it with immense offensive talent.
He looks like a future star, and Baltimore would be smart to give him a role.
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