Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, and Jackson Holliday were all named the top prospect in baseball at one point during their amature career. While the trio put together a historic run, Baltimore nearly added an unprecedented fourth top prospect this season.

Samuel Basallo cracked FanGraph’s Top 5 and MLB Pipeline’s Top 10, but he never quite made it to the top spot. However, Basallo achieved something that none of the former one-one picks experienced. Basallo became the first prospect to receive a long-term extension in the Mike Elias era.

Basallo made his MLB debut on August 17, 2025. Less than one week later, the Orioles inked the 21-year-old to a deal that could top out at $88.5 million. The extension served as a well-earned reward for a youngster with an extremely bright future, but

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