There may be no Minor League Baseball games yet, but that's not going to stop us from dreaming about lineups.In the coming weeks, Toolshed will craft the best possible prospect lineups, sorted by age. So far, the series has focused on teenagers, 20-year-olds, 21-year-olds and 22-year-olds. This time, we turn our attention to

When baseball resumes, Ryan Mountcastle looks to be ticketed for a second tour of the International League.On Thursday, the Orioles revealed that their fourth-ranked prospect was among four players optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. Outfielder Cedric Mullins, infielder Ramón Urías and right-hander David Hess also were reassigned.

Ryan Mountcastle didn't get a Major League callup last September, but he's making it difficult for the Orioles to leave him off the team this spring.Baltimore's No. 4 prospect -- who was named International League MVP last season after hitting .312/.344/.527 with 25 homers in 127 games with Triple-A Norfolk

In 2019, a fresh-faced first baseman took the National League by storm, smashing home runs at a record pace and ultimately cakewalking to Rookie of the Year. The baseball world sat up and noticed as the Mets' Pete Alonso obliterated the rookie home run record and led the majors with

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.The Orioles entered a rebuild last season with the trade of perennial All-Star Manny

Ryan Mountcastle picked up another award on Saturday.Less than a month after he was named International League MVP, MLB.com's No. 65 overall prospect was honored by the Orioles as the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year.

The Pacific Coast League announced its end-of-season All-Stars on Monday. Now, we know their Triple-A counterparts.Norfolk first baseman Ryan Mountcastle and Indianapolis right-hander Mitch Keller won Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Pitcher awards, respectively, as the International League released its 2019 end-of-season All-Star list Tuesday. Louisville's Aristides Aquino (Rookie

Ryan Mountcastle started the year hot and stormed into the summer the same way. As the season approaches its final stretch, he's not slowing down.MLB.com's No. 68 overall prospect homered for the third straight game as part of a three-hit night on Tuesday, helping Triple-A Norfolk to a 5-1 win

Braves RHP Huascar Ynoa, Triple-A Gwinnett: 6.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K -- Atlanta's 12th-ranked prospect carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in Gwinnett's 6-1 loss to Durham. He yielded two walks through six frames and

Ryan Mountcastle just keeps getting hotter and hotter.The fourth-ranked Orioles prospect went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI to power Triple-A Norfolk to a 4-1 win over Lehigh Valley on Saturday at Coca-Cola Park. It was his second four-hit game of the season, the first coming on May 1.

As Ryan Mountcastle inches ever closer to reaching the big leagues, he's continued to provide a productive bat for Triple-A Norfolk. On Thursday, MLB.com's No. 53 overall prospect showed why he's on the cusp of the next step.Mountcastle collected his second multi-homer game of the season, going deep twice while

Settling on a position for Ryan Mountcastle might be the only issue that hasn't been solved.In his first Triple-A campaign, the Orioles' No. 2 prospect has demonstrated a consistent hitting stroke for the Norfolk Tides. And while this also has been Mountcastle's first season as a first baseman, he has dabbled

The Pacific Coast League All-Stars were announced Wednesday. Now, we know their opponents.Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller (No. 17 overall) and Orioles infielder Ryan Mountcastle (No. 55) lead this year's International League team set to face the PCL in the Triple-A All-Star Game at El Paso's Southwest University Park on July

Ryan Mountcastle ended Saturday's game against Louisville with a walk-off home run. On Sunday, he picked up right where he left off.Baltimore's top prospect cracked three homers and drove in five runs, leading Triple-A Norfolk to a 11-5 victory over Louisville at Harbor Park.

Mariners RHP Justin Dunn, Double-A Arkansas: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 7 K -- One start after yielding six runs -- four earned -- over two innings, the third-ranked Seattle prospect rebounded with his second scoreless outing of the season. Dunn allowed two singles in the first but gave up

D-backs SS Jazz Chisholm, Double-A Jackson: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 R, 1 BB -- It's been all or nothing for Chisholm to start the season. Without a hit in his previous two games, the top D-backs prospect joined the fun in Jackson's six-run first inning against Tennessee by lining

Angels OF Brandon Marsh, Double-A Mobile: 4-for-5, 2B, RBI, SB -- The No. 3 Angels prospect snapped out of a 3-for-19 funk with the sixth four-hit game of his career. Marsh singled in each of his first three at-bats before providing an insurance run with an RBI double in the sixth

Orioles 1B Ryan Mountcastle, Triple-A Norfolk: 4-for-5, 2 RBIs -- Baltimore's No. 2 prospect picked up where he left off in April with a strong start to May, notching his first four-hit game of the season. Mountcastle had knocks in the first, third, seventh and ninth innings to finish off his

Dodgers RHP Dustin May, Double-A Tulsa: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 HB, 1 BB, 7 K -- The Dodgers' No. 2 prospect picked up his second win of the season in the Drillers' 5-0 blanking of Corpus Christi. May (2-1) needed all of 11 pitches to get through