DENVER — The Orioles are promoting five of their 2024 MLB draft picks to High-A Aberdeen, a source with knowledge of the moves told The Baltimore Sun on Sunday.
Outfielder and first-round pick Vance Honeycutt (selected 22nd overall) leads a group that includes shortstop Griff O’Ferrall (32nd), catcher Ethan Anderson (61st), outfielder Austin Overn (97th) and catcher Ryan Stafford (160th) to move on quickly from Low-A Delmarva.
Honeycutt, 21, appeared in only seven games for the Shorebirds, going 7-for-28 (.250) at the plate with four stolen bases. The North Carolina product did strike out 12 times — the lone knock on his prospect profile that allowed him to fall to the Orioles in the back half of the first round.
O’Ferrall, Anderson, Overn and Stafford all appeared in double-digit games with Delmarva. Overn, a third-round pick out of USC, paced the group with an .882 OPS, collecting five extra-base hits and stealing 12 bases while walking (12) nearly as much as he struck out (16). O’Ferrall only hit .235 with a .614 OPS but reached base at a .359 clip behind a high walk rate.
Delmarva has six games remaining on its schedule before its 2024 season is over.
