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Anyone could be forgiven for having written off Vance Honeycutt heading into the 2026 season. His was a familiar story: Late first-round pick runs into a speedbump in his development and never recovers.

Baltimore Orioles News / Minor League Baseball on SI / October 9

Orioles Prospects Ike Irish, Vance Honeycutt Mashing Early in Arizona Fall League

The 2026 Arizona Fall League season started last week, and two of the Baltimore Orioles' first-round picks in recent years are already putting their slugging potential on display.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / September 7

Orioles minor league recap 9/7: Vance Honeycutt homers for Chesapeake

Oh dear, a humbling day at the plate for the Tides. Their only run came when José Barrero walked, stole a pitch, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on a groundout.

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Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / August 29

Orioles minor league recap 8/29: Honeycutt delivers game-winning homer

The Tides mustered a whopping three hits and one walk in this game. That’s a tough way to win. Enrique Bradfield Jr., Creed Willems, and Brandon Butterworth all took 0-fors in the game.

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Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / June 1

Orioles minor league recap 6/1: Vance Honeycutt’s 3-R HR wins it for Keys in the ninth

It was a back and forth game for Durham and Norfolk, and a monster game for Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who you may not have known was in the Orioles organization unless you read this blog a lot.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / May 8

Orioles minor league recap 5/8: Aloy and Honeycutt go deep

The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader today The Baysox battled back with a two-run eighth to secure a 4-3 victory over the Curve. Brandon Butterworth, Frederick Bencosme and Ethan Anderson all walked to loaded the bases.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / April 21

Orioles prospects: Young earns weekly honors, Honeycutt hits homers

The early weeks of the 2026 Orioles season are giving off vibes that maybe it is going to turn into an anxious look down to the farm for better times for the team in the future.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / April 18

Orioles minors recap 4/18: Bradfield, Honeycutt homer, pitchers struggle

If you can believe it, the Tides had a 6-0 lead at one point in this game and later on held a 9-1 lead. Even still, this happened. The scoring started when Enrique Bradfield Jr.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / April 3

Vance Honeycutt on his 4 home runs in Orioles’ camp: ‘I wasn’t trying to do it’

The Frederick Keys open their season on Friday night at the Hub City Spartanburgers, in their first season as the Orioles’ High-A affiliate since 2019.

Baltimore Orioles News / Yardbarker / March 5

Vance Honeycutt putting himself back on Orioles prospect map

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Baltimore Orioles News / Minor League Baseball on SI / March 4

Orioles' First-Round Pick Continues Red-Hot Spring With Fourth Home Run

One of the Baltimore Orioles' recent top draft picks is on an absolute tear so far in spring training. Vance Honeycutt, MLB Pipeline's No. 15 prospect for Baltimore in 2025, crushed his fourth home run of the spring in the Orioles' 4-2 loss against the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / March 1

Orioles news: Rutschman, Honeycutt hit homers

Hello, friends. We have made it to the month that has real Orioles baseball! It is March and Opening Day is 25 days away. From now through the 23rd, though, the O’s will be playing near-daily exhibition games to keep getting ready for the season.

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Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / September 29, 2025

Vance Honeycutt was the Orioles’ most disappointing prospect in 2025

It is said that you should never scout young players based on the minor league box score alone. Numbers on a page can only tell part of the story. Well, the Orioles had better hope that Vance Honeycutt ends up being the epitome of that case, because his 2025 stat line was absolutely brutal.

MLB News / North Carolina Tar Heels on SI / August 5, 2025

UNC Baseball In Midst of Incredible Run

Last year, when the UNC baseball team featured star center fielder Vance Honeycutt , Head Coach Scott Forbes and the Tar Heels made it to the Super Regionals, defeating West Virginia, filled with walk-off magic.

Baltimore Orioles News / Just Baseball / July 28, 2025

How the Orioles Got 'The Prized One' at Pick 31

The Baltimore Orioles entered the MLB Amateur Draft primed to reload their farm system that saw several top prospects recently graduate. Their $19,144,500

Baltimore Orioles News / North Carolina Tar Heels on SI / July 19, 2025

Vance Honeycutt’s Road in the Minor League

Vance Honeycutt became the 25th UNC baseball player to be selected in the first round of the MLB Draft, selected with the No. 22 pick by the Baltimore Orioles in last year's occurrence.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / July 11, 2025

The 2024 Orioles Draft class looks mighty bleak except for one Day 3 bright spot

It’s only been a year since the Draft, but it’s been bad for pretty much all of the early Orioles picks. If early results hold for the 2024 Orioles Draft class, it is shaping up to be the worst one of Mike Elias’s tenure as general manager to date.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / June 4, 2025

Top Orioles Prospect Vance Honeycutt Scratched From High-A Lineup

Baltimore Orioles prospect Vance Honeycutt was scratched from the lineup of the team's High-A affiliate Aberdeen IronBirds on Wednesday night. According to MLB.com beat reporter Jake Rill, the decision to scratch Honeycutt was precautionary and due to left hip flexor tightness, and he is considered day-to-day.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / April 23, 2025

Baltimore Orioles Top Prospect Showing Some Concerning Signs When Hitting

With the No. 22 overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected outfielder Vance Honeycutt out of North Carolina. He is already the No.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / April 5, 2025

Speedy Orioles Outfielder Named Top Prospect 'Worth Paying Attention To'

The Baltimore Orioles have already had a recent wave of top prospects hit the Majors, which now turns the focus towards the future of the farm system. Unsurprisingly, one of their top prospects right now was their first round pick from last year's MLB draft.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / February 14, 2025

Orioles’ picks of Bradfield and Honeycutt could pay off in time

When a team is selecting at the top of the MLB draft – and the Orioles had top five picks every year from 2019 through 2022 – they expect to get talent that might even be a five-tool player.

North Carolina Tar Heels News / Tar Heel Blog / January 5, 2025

UNC Baseball: Evaluating the schedule release for 2025

The Diamond Heels have their opponents for the 2025 season As North Carolina is quickly proceeding towards its spring semester and basketball has tapped into ACC play, it’s easy to forget about how close we are to the start of college baseball.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / December 15, 2024

Orioles expect improvement from prospects Bradfield, Honeycutt in 2025

The Orioles have the third best minor league system in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. They had the best farm system in six straight rankings, but with so many top prospects graduating to the major leagues or used in trades, the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins moved ahead of the Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / August 30, 2024

Recent Baltimore Orioles First-Round Pick Predicted To Be Team’s Top Prospect in 2026

As prospects have come up to contribute to the big league team, the Baltimore Orioles farm system has taken a hit. They've also made some trades throughout the past year that have changed the outlook of their farm system.

North Carolina Tar Heels News / Tar Heel Blog / August 4, 2024

UNC Baseball: Multiple Tar Heels ink MLB deals, one returns to Chapel Hill

The aftermath of the MLB Draft has key implications on the Diamond Heels. North Carolina men’s baseball watched six players from the 2024 squad be selected in July’s MLB Draft.