The Orioles are bad, everyone knows they're bad and there hasn't been much to get excited about in what was always anticipated to be a lost season. There's something to be said for fans latching on to veterans having strong seasons, like Jonathan Villar and Trey Mancini, or overlooked prospects producing at the major-league level, like John Means and Anthony Santander, or players looking to take advantage of an opportunity, like Hanser Alberto and Asher Wojciechowski.
But it's a welcome addition, especially late in a cellar-dwelling season, to watch a more noteworthy prospect like right-handed pitcher Hunter Harvey and see what he can bring to the table.
A former top-100 prospect, Harvey's struggles to stay healthy are well known. His injury list is long: a flexor mass strain in his right elbow, Tommy John surgery, a fractured fibula, sports hernia surgery and a dislocated shoulder. He went from being the Orioles' No. 3 prospect in 2016, according to MLB Pipeline, to the team's No. 15 prospect now.
