The farm is all but closed for the Orioles. Besides the Frederick Keys, all of Baltimore?s minor league affiliates wrapped up their respective seasons in the last week.
Through Sunday, Class A Frederick was 35-34 and trailed the Carolina League Championship series with the Kinston Indians, 2-0. Game three was played at Harry Grove Stadium Monday night and ended too late to be included in this edition. Frederick needed to win to avoid elimination.
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Orioles director of minor league operations David Stockstill said he was particularly excited about the production of Keys? infielder Paco Figueroa, who is batting .284 with 28 RBI.
Despite being injured part of the year, Nolan Reimold has shown major league potential. The power-hitting outfielder has 75 RBI and 19 home runs.
AAA ? Ottawa Lynx (74-69)
The Lynx dropped their final game of the year to the Buffalo Bisons, 12-7, ending the season in fourth place in the International League North Division. Since Sept. 1, Ottawa has sent pitchers Winston Abreu, Julio Manon, Hayden Penn and Brian Burres to Baltimore.
AA ? Bowie Baysox (67-74)
The Baysox fell to fourth place in the Eastern league?s Southern Division. Bowie won its last game and swept the Altoona Curve with a 3-2 victory Sept. 4. Towson University graduate Jason Maxey saw time in the final three games of the year for Bowie, going 3 for 6 and scoring two runs. The Orioles purchased the contract of Bowie catcher Raul Chavez and recalled Chris Britton and Jeff Fiorentino.
A ? Delmarva Shorebirds (27-42)
Delmarva finished 15 games under .500 and came in last in the South Atlantic League Northern Division. Prospect Brandon Erbe went 5-9 on the mound with a 3.22 ERA and 133 strikeouts. The 18-year old right-hander was second in strikeouts on the team to David Hernandez (154).
A ? Aberdeen IronBirds (41-34)
Aberdeen missed a wild-card playoff berth by a half-game. Billy Rowell and Pedro Beato, each had productive first years of professional baseball. Beato spent the whole season with Aberdeen and went 3-2 with a 3.63 ERA. Rowell split the year with Aberdeen and Bluefield, but batted .326 in 11 games for the IronBirds.
R ? Bluefield Orioles 31-37
Bluefield ended before all the rest, with a 3-2 loss to Johnson City on August 30. Ending early means that the Bluefield Orioles shipped their top players up through the organization to help teams still in action. Aberdeen got Ryan Adams, Pedro Florimon Jr., and Anthony Martinez to help in the stretch run.
