An added dimension: Digging into prominent Orioles' prospect power numbers in the context of their current and future home parks

A new left field wall at Camden Yards and some advantageous high-minors hitting stops creates some unique dynamics when it comes to evaluating the Orioles' top young prospects.

The long-term dimensions of Camden Yards, in Mike Elias’ telling, are still undecided. There was much more clarity on the new left field wall’s impact on both Orioles pitchers and hitters this season.

Same goes for the impact of where an Orioles prospect was assigned and how that club’s home ballpark influenced offense. Combine the disparate offensive settings the club’s up-and-coming hitters played in with the idea that they’re climbing to play at a ballpark that’s much less easier to hit home runs to left field in, and the lens through which one views some of the breakout stories from the Orioles’ farm this summer might change.

If that’s the case within the club, it could be the difference between whether a player is marked to help the Orioles in 2023 or deemed surplus in a winter they plan to sell from that. All because not all ballparks are created equal, and not all home runs are either.