Young Orioles prospects getting winning wings in Bowie

In this season of rebuilding for the major league Orioles, some of the organization’s most prized prospects are learning to win at one of the most important levels of the minor leagues. The Double-A Bowie Baysox are red hot. They’re fresh off the best month in their 27-year franchise history. They went 20-7 in June. They’re feeling it. “As you start getting on a roll, the confidence starts to come back out, the swagger I guess,” said Manager Buck Britton. “It’s definitely a lot different,” said Eastern League all-star infielder Rylan Bannon, who was acquired last year in the Manny Machado trade. “You show up now and it’s more of a winning culture. You show up every night, and you go out there doing your job. Winning is expected.” The Baysox are .500 with a 42-42 record. That, in and of itself, is astounding because they started the season 7-23, which at the time was the worst record in all of baseball. Over their last 30 games they’re 23-7.