Stock Up, Stock Down for Orioles Top 10 Prospects for Week of July 15

The biggest news this week for the top prospects of the Baltimore Orioles' was the promotion of Cuban outfielder Henry Urrutia on Friday. The 26-year-old Urrutia was tearing up the minors with his .365/.427/.531 combined batting line between Double-A and Triple-A.

The promotion came with the news that Orioles' OF/DH Nolan Reimold will undergo season-ending neck surgery, which puts Urrutia in line to get time as the designated hitter.

In his first appearance with the O's on Saturday, Urrutia went 1-for-4 with an RBI single.

The only top prospects who remain inactive, and thus are skipped in the following update, are pitchers Branden Kline (No. 8 prospect) and Dylan Bundy (No. 1 prospect)—both of whom are currently on the disabled list. Kline was slated to miss a minimum of six to eight weeks when he fractured his leg near the end of May, so his return could be coming up shortly. Meanwhile, Bundy continues to recover from Tommy John surgery.

Now with that covered, here's your weekly update on the rest of the Orioles' top prospects.

Players' rankings in slides based on MLB.com's ranking of the Orioles' prospects.

12. Tim Berry

Team: Advanced-A Frederick

Position: SP

2013 Stats: 8-6, 19 GS, 4.00 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 91/27 K/BB

After a rough outing on July 9 in which he gave up six runs in 4.2 innings, Tim Berry bounced back with a couple of decent starts this past week.

In his first start of the week on Monday, the 22-year-old allowed a lone run on six hits and a walk over five innings of work—all while picking up the win.

Berry got the loss in his second start of the week on Sunday. However, his performance was decent. In six innings, he allowed three runs on five hits and a walk.

While he wasn't dominant in either of his starts this past week, Berry was solid, and it was nice to see him recover after a rough outing.

Last Week's Stats: 2 GS, 1-1, 11.0 IP, 4 ER, 11 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Stock: Even

11. Adrian Marin

Team: Single-A Delmarva

Position: SS

2013 Stats: .281, 2 HR, 35 RBI, 21 R

July has been a good month for Adrian Marin. Last week was no different.

Though his run-producing numbers are slightly down, the 20-year-old shortstop is hitting .345 this month. He also hit his second homer of the year on Thursday, although it came in a 10-1 shellacking of the Shorebirds.

On another positive note, however, Marin had a clean week from the fielding prospective, remaining error-less.

Last Week's Stats: 6-17, .353 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Stock: Up

10. Glynn Davis

Team: Advanced-A Frederick

Position: OF

2013 Stats: .231 AVG, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 29 R

It was another pedestrian week for the 21-year-old Davis, as he just can't get anything going at the plate.

The Baltimore native only had five hits in 24 at-bats, only one of which went for extra-bases.

Davis did have one good game, going 3-for-6 with a run in a 9-8 Frederick win on Friday. He is also currently riding a three-game hit streak. However, that's not enough to salvage what was another sub-par week.

Last Week's Stats: 5-24, .208 AVG, 1 RBI, 3 R

Stock: Down

9. Mike Wright

Team: Double-A Bowie

Position: SP

2013 Stats: 8-2, 15 GS, 3.61 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 91/32 K/BB

Mike Wright had two more solid starts last week to improve on his already impressive numbers.

The 23-year-old picked up the win in his first start on Monday—going seven strong and only allowing one run on six hits with a walk in a 4-1 Bowie victory.

He went 6.2 innings on Sunday, allowing only two runs on eight hits. However, he picked up a no-decision as the game was suspended in extra innings.

After a mediocre June, Wright has been anything but in July. Through four starts, he's 2-0 with a 1.90 ERA.

Last Week's Stats: 2 GS, 1-0, 13.2 IP, 3 ER, 14 H, 1 BB, 6 K

Stock: Up

7. Xavier Avery

Team: Triple-A Norfolk

Position: OF

2013 Stats: .250 AVG, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 57 R (between Double-A and Triple-A)

Last week was a shortened one for Norfolk, as the Triple-A All-Star Game was on Wednesday. So, Xavier Avery didn't see much action last week, especially since he was also given the day off on Sunday.

In the three games he did play, Avery only went 1-for-10 with a run and a couple walks.

To be fair, Avery has been much better in July than he was in either May or June. Even though he's only hitting .246 in July, it's better than his average in June (.211) and May (.135). He's also scoring runs, as he has 11 this month, so his stock will remain even for now.

Last Week's Stats: 3 G, 1-10, 1 R

Stock: Even

6. L.J. Hoes

Team: Triple-A Norfolk

Position: OF

2013 Stats: .312 AVG, 3 HR, 39 RBI, 60 R

It's steady as she goes for L.J. Hoes. Apologies for that horrible rhyme.

Anyway, the 23-year-old's line reads .349/.438/.444 in July. He has scored 12 times, hit six doubles and has 10 walks while only striking out six times in 17 July games.

Simply put, Hoes is having a rather good month to complement his rather good season. Not surprisingly, last week was no different, as he hit .400 in the shortened Triple-A week.

Last Week's Stats: 6-15, .400 AVG, 3 R

Stock: Up

5. Nick Delmonico

Team: Advanced-A Frederick

Position: 3B/1B

2013 Stats: .244 AVG, 13 HR, 30 RBI, 33 R

It wasn't a good week for Nick Delmonico.

According to Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun, Delmonico got hit in the head with a pitch on Wednesday and missed Thursday's game as a precaution.

If that wasn't bad enough, the newly turned 21-year-old had one hit in 18 at-bats on the week. His average and stock continues to plummet.

Last Week's Stats: 1-18, .056 AVG, 1 R

Stock: Down

4. Eduardo Rodriguez

Team: Double-A Bowie

Position: SP

2013 Stats: 6-6, 17 GS, 3.20 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 85/35 K/BB (between Advanced-A and Double-A)

After pitching a scoreless inning in last Sunday's Futures Game, Eduardo Rodriguez struggled in his following start for the Baysox on Thursday.

While he only gave up three runs on four hits and managed to strike out seven, the 20-year-old's control was not his best, as he walked five.

Although five walks isn't necessarily good to see, it was likely an aberration, as Rodriguez has never had major control problems, and he's still adjusting to Double-A.

Last Week's Stats: 1 GS, L, 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 5 BB, 7 K

Stock: Even

3. Jonathan Schoop

Team: Triple-A Norfolk (Rehab Assignment—GCL Orioles)

Position: 2B/SS/3B

2013 Stats: .268 AVG, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 12 R (Triple-A)

Although he still officially remains on the DL due to a stress fracture in his lower back, Jonathan Schoop is currently on a rehab assignment in rookie ball with the GCL Orioles.

While Schoop's statistics during his rehab assignment have been impressive, they are, for the most part, meaningless. The biggest positive is that his back issues seem to be behind him.

The 21-year-old should return to Norfolk shortly, and he could see some September action with the O's, as he is currently on the 40-man roster.

Last Week's Stats: 6-17, .353 AVG, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R

Stock: Up

2. Kevin Gausman

Team: Baltimore Orioles

Position: SP

Minor League Stats: 2-5, 11 G, 10 GS, 3.92 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 63/8 K/BB (Double-A and Triple-A)

Major League Stats: 1-3, 9 G, 5 GS, 6.21 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 26/9 K/BB

Kevin Gausman only went 3.1 innings in his lone start of the week on Sunday. However, it was his first appearance as a starter since June 19, and according to Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com, he was simply being eased back into a starting role.

He wasn't overly impressive by any means, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks, but given the situation, it's acceptable.

He'll continue to get starts in Triple-A, as the O's rotation seems to be set for the time being.

Last Week's Stats: 1 GS, 3.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Stock: Even