While I’m a bit sad to see Givens go, as he represents one of the few players remaining from the teams that were so good a few years ago, the return from Colorado is a good one with 2 very exciting minor leaguers coming to Baltimore as well as a player to be named later. Terrin Vavra and Tyler Nevin, who were #9 and #12 respectively in Michael Parnell’s Prospects1500 Rockies Top 50 in January, both represent big time bats that can contribute to the big club in the near future.
Vavra, who like Nevin also has MLB bloodlines (his dad Joe is a coach in the Detroit organization), was a third-round pick in 2018 for Colorado. I can imagine the only reason Vavra was available is the incredible depth Colorado has built up the middle. In his first full professional season, Vavra split time between second base and shortstop at full season Asheville. He had slightly more success defensively at second base and seems to profile more there than at short, but shortstop is not out of the question. Make no mistake though, Vavra is a bat first prospect. With a slash line of .318/.409/.489 and a K/BB of 1:1, not to mention double digit home runs and stolen bases, Vavra dominated Full Season A. I imagine he will move quickly in Baltimore, as he was a little old for his level, being a college junior when he was drafted. I would expect Vavra to jump in toward the back end of my top 10 Orioles prospects once new rankings are released, with the opportunity to jump up pretty quickly once minor league play resumes, hopefully in 2021.
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