{"id":121771,"date":"2026-05-13T00:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=121771"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:41:16","slug":"orioles-wehiwa-aloys-prospect-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/13\/orioles-wehiwa-aloys-prospect-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles Prospect’s Status Explodes with Impressive 2026 Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baltimore Orioles are looking for any offensive firepower they can get out of their young prospects<\/a>. Top shortstop hopeful Wehiwa Aloy<\/a>‘s prospect status is growing, thanks to a blazing start to the 2026 season. That comes as most of their big-name prospects, from Jackson Holliday<\/a> to Samuel Basallo<\/a>, struggle to live up to their hype.<\/p>\n

Baltimore selected Aloy in the competitive balance round of the 2025 MLB draft, looking to beef up their infielder depth as their farm system dwindled. The 22-year-old made a strong statement in 2025, going .288\/.356\/.856 with two home runs and nine doubles with six stolen bases. In 2026, he’s making strides in his play after making the jump to High-A.<\/p>\n

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Wehiwa Aloy’s Prospect Status Jumps on Back of Improved Hitting<\/h2>\n

Aloy grades out at a 50 overall prospect, suggesting an average MLB-caliber player. Scouts have noted his above-average power grade for a shortstop, along with a slightly advanced arm and fielding range, which earned him a Golden Spikes award. In 2025, the Arkansas product swatted 21 home runs and slugged 1.107, one of the best stat lines in the college season.<\/p>\n

“Aloy offers uncommon power for a middle infielder,” the Baseball Savant<\/a> scouting report notes. “He generates plus raw pop with a combination of bat speed and strength that produced 35 homers in two seasons at Arkansas and eight in only 21 games in the Cape Cod League in between his sophomore and junior seasons. The power plays to all fields and against quality pitching, though it’s especially potent to his pull side.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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