When Aron Estrada’s 2024 season in review was posted here on Camden Chat, Mark Brown called him the best Orioles prospect you don’t know yet. One year later, Estrada has followed his good 2024 season with an even better 2025. I think it’s fair to say that, if you follow Orioles prospects at all, you are now very aware of Aron Estrada.

Estrada began the 2025 season where he finished 2024, with the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds. He had struggled there to end 2024, if you want to call a 19-year-old player with a .678 OPS struggling. It was a drop off from his numbers in Low-A Delmarva, especially power-wise. Overall, he finished 2024 with a hitting line of .286/.356/.416 and a wRC+ of 129 in 117 games.

Despite his 2024 success, Estrada didn’t get much recognition on prospect lists. He moved to

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