Vance Honeycutt boasts advanced power and hard-contact ability to go with the skills to play a true, standout center field and steal some bases. Even if he can’t improve his whiffs and swing decisions, those types of guys typically make it to the majors.

From Gunnar Henderson and Darell Hernaiz to Coby Mayo and Jackson Holliday, the Orioles have been adept at identifying the high school players who can make an impact and shepherding them through the minors quickly.

Zach Fruit once saw himself as a two-pitch reliever in the major leagues. The O’s have different ideas.

Plus: The surprising ask from teams Baltimore could trade with.

The infielder has demonstrated what the Orioles knew about him — he can help the team win in many ways.

It has somehow become an accepted, understood fact that the Orioles need to make significant moves to upgrade the pitching staff. But everything else we know about the club says it will likely hold on to its best prospects.

Plus, real talk about Kyle Bradish, a breakout international prospect and an Adley Rutschman nugget.

The Orioles have six players spread between the big club and Norfolk capable of playing in an MLB outfield. Two prospects are on the cusp of joining that group.

Plus: Reading between the lines with Scott Boras and wading into the Joey Ortiz discourse.

The rotation that remains intact compares favorably to the one that helped this team win 101 games and a division title a season ago.

This team is too good to focus on what might emerge as a flaw down the line. They’re really good now. That’s good enough for me.

Plus: One surprising opinion on the O’s best pitching prospect, an impressive spell for Jackson Baumeister, and another Anthony Santander heater.

It’s hard to find many real drawbacks if a player gets sporadic major league playing time and struggles early. And that’s from any number of perspectives — developmental, analytical or scouting.

The Orioles’ 2019 draft class has proven to be a turning point for the organization under Mike Elias’s leadership.

The farther we get from the rebuilding years, the harder it is to envision many of the players who wore those losses and grew through those struggles ultimately being here to enjoy an ultimate reward of a World Series. It would be sweeter for them than almost anyone else.

The Orioles have always had the prospect talent to make pretty much any trade they’ve wanted in the last couple years. Elias has said so himself. There might just be more urgency to this year.

“Now, when you look at his performance against pitch types, he’s hitting breaking balls really well and fastballs,” co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller said. “That’s what we want our guys to be able to do.”

John Means’ elbow injury and Dean Kremer’s right triceps strain are testing the Orioles’ pitching depth.