Collin Cowser, the No. 2 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles’ farm system, is headed to New York to join the team at Yankee Stadium, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Cowser, ranked 14th among all minor-league prospects by MLB Pipeline, played 56 games at Triple-A Norfolk this season. He slashed .330/.459/.537 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.
Cowser, 23, missed two weeks with a left quad injury.
The fifth overall pick in the 2021 draft, Cowser played at Sam Houston and has a .305 average in 226 minor-league games.
Baltimore shortstop Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 pick in the draft last year, is first the MLB Pipeline Top 100.