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Orioles Select Dylan Beavers, Designate Greg Allen

By Mark Polishuk | August 16, 2025 at 9:20am CDT

The Orioles announced that they have selected the contract of outfield prospect Dylan Beavers from Triple-A Norfolk.  In the corresponding move, outfielder Greg Allen was designated for assignment to create space on both the 26-man and 40-man rosters.

Beavers will be making his MLB debut whenever he appears in a game, and he figures to get regular playing time for a Baltimore team that is well out of contention.  The promotion is a nice late birthday present for Beavers, who turned 24 earlier this week.

Selected 33rd overall in the 2022 draft and with the first pick of Competitive Balance Round A, Beavers hit really well in his first two pro seasons before taking a step back in 2024.  He crushed Double-A pitching in 2023 but posted more modest numbers (.756 OPS over 509 PA) at the same level last season, and didn’t hit much during a brief six-game Triple-A cameo.

Beavers has spent the entire 2025 season in Norfolk and gotten back on track in a big way, hitting .304/.420/.515 with 18 homers over 418 PA, and he has stolen 23 bases in 28 attempts.  He missed a couple of weeks due to a shoulder sprain, but it didn’t slow Beavers down during a year that has seen him greatly increase his hard-contact numbers and walk rate while cutting back on his strikeouts.  Beavers has struck out only 76 times this season, while walking 68 times.

This surge earned Beavers the 83rd spot on Baseball America’s August update of its top 100 prospects list.  MLB Pipeline has kept Beavers out of its top 100, but like BA, also ranks Beavers as the third-best prospect in the Orioles’ farm system.  Both scouting reports note how Beavers has spent much of his pro career altering his swing to gain more power and become more productive against high velocity, and it would seem like those swing adjustments are paying off.  His solid speed and baserunning ability adds to his offensive value as a stolen-base threat.  Defensively, Beavers is viewed as a corner outfielder, with a chance to stick in right due to an above-average throwing arm.

The specific timing of Beavers’ promotion isn’t surprising, as coming up on August 16 means that Beavers will be spending less than 45 days on the MLB roster, and the Orioles will surely make a point of keeping him under the 130 at-bat threshold.  This means that Beavers will retain his rookie eligibility into 2026, and thus he could remain eligible for Prospect Promotion Incentive status assuming he makes at least two of the preseason top-100 prospect rankings from Baseball America, Pipeline, or ESPN.com.  Eligible PPI rookies can deliver an extra draft pick for their teams, should they qualify for a full year of service time and then either win Rookie of the Year honors or record a top-three finish in MVP voting or Cy Young Award voting during their pre-arbitration years.

Late-season callups of top prospects have long been part of baseball, though the PPI system has now put something of a specific timeline on how teams approach some promotions of their top minor leaguers.  GM Mike Elias more or less admitted earlier this week that the PPI rules were a factor in the Orioles’ plans for Beavers and top prospect Samuel Basallo, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if Basallo also made his MLB debut before the 2025 season is over.

Allen signed with the O’s just on August 8, as the team needed some quick depth due to a spate of outfield injuries.  Allen’s seven games with Baltimore marked his first big league playing time since the 2023 season, though it was a rather ignominious stint, as he didn’t reach base in any of his 14 plate appearances.  Prior to joining the Orioles, Allen was playing for the Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate, and was hitting .270/.355/.440 over 231 PA.

A veteran of eight MLB seasons, Allen is known for his speed and his ability to play all three outfield positions, even though he has never produced much at the dish.  He is out of minor league options, and since he has been previously outrighted in his career, he’ll have the ability to elect free agency if he clears waivers.  It is possible a team in need of outfield depth may bring Allen board on a waiver claim, but it seems likelier that he’ll enter free agency and land elsewhere on a minors contract.

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  1. Canuckleball

    2 months ago

    Overheard in the Orioles management offices:

    – Should we keep sending Greg Allen out there?

    — He’s not giving us anything, so no.

    – So what’s the plan then?

    — Leave it to Beavers?

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    • Canuckleball

      2 months ago

      It’s Saturday morning. That’s the best I could come up with on short notice.

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      Reply
  2. Jim Carter

    2 months ago

    Orioles going for the record! Most players used in a season!!

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  3. O'sSayCanYouSee

    2 months ago

    The Beaves knows best!

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    • Acoss1331

      2 months ago

      Leave it to Beaver!

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    • i like al conin

      2 months ago

      Don’t be so hard on the Beavers

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      Reply
  4. Logjammer D'Baggagecling

    2 months ago

    This would be a great chance to allow nicknames on jerseys for players weekend again. Dylan Beavers could be “The Beav”

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  5. hereallnight

    2 months ago

    Nice, Beavers!

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  6. sorengo99

    2 months ago

    More like Fillin Beavers once he’s a big leaguer, amirite.

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    • King Floch

      2 months ago

      You mean like a taxidermist?

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      • sorengo99

        2 months ago

        In the “nice beaver” kind of way.

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  7. King Floch

    2 months ago

    LFG, boys!

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  8. Susannah

    2 months ago

    Basallo will be up soon.

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  9. Susannah

    2 months ago

    Maybe someone will step on a rusty nail and go to IL. That never happens in MLB, right? Then Basallo will come up.

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  10. keysox

    2 months ago

    Orioles GM needs to figure out MLB and fast. “Pitching is the name of the game”
    Going nowhere without the arms.

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  11. cc22

    2 months ago

    Basallo should have been called up months ago.

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  12. mlbnyyfan

    2 months ago

    Allen was blessed with speed. I’m sure some team could use a pinch runner when rosters expand.

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  13. ih8tepaperstraws

    2 months ago

    I suppose they are closing the door on Kjerstad. Seems like they missed the opportunity to sell high on him. But he’d probably leave town to have a great season like Stowers. I’d feel bad for the Orioles, but I honestly think I have it worst as a cardinals fan. At least Baltimore gave their fans something to talk about out for the past many seasons with all their highly rated prospects. Better than a bad team with no hope in the minors as well.

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    • RedFraggle

      2 months ago

      Eh. Hard to tell. Kjerstad is on the IL so he wouldn’t be called up regardless.

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  14. Bartolo's Big Belly

    2 months ago

    Kjerstad is on the IL and actually hitting worse in AAA than he did in the majors. He hasn’t been right since he got beaned last year. Maybe he gets it together next year. He underperformed when he came back from myocarditis, then showed his potential the next year.

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  15. LFGSD619

    2 months ago

    Would have been Rule 5 eligible if not.in the 40-man roster this offseason.

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  16. saj

    2 months ago

    Kjerstad is not a wash. He suffered significant brain injury w recurrent concussion symptoms from the beaning by the Yankees. He was hitting great at the time and is definitely worth holding a 40 spot to see if he can recover.

    Reply
  17. pjmcnu

    2 months ago

    Keep him below 45 G & 130 ABs? Jesus, now teams are manipulating service times in order to manipulate the anti-service time manipulation rules!

    Reply
  18. joeflaccosunibrow

    2 months ago

    Beavers needs to shave before his debut

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