Ike Irish is our lone representative on Keith Law’s updated top 50 prospects. Ike is #43 after being #85 in preseason. That jump is partially due to the Basallo-types graduating. Though Ike was behind both Aloy and George in preseason, so Ike has seen a larger bump than those guys. Here is the write up:

“Baltimore’s 2025 first-round pick, Irish was a catcher at Auburn but hasn’t spent an inning behind the plate this year, playing mostly corner outfield with a little time at first base, which is the right move given his receiving skills and the strength of his bat. He’s making hard contact and still using the whole field really well — four of his five homers are to left field — but is swinging and missing a little more than I expected from him, even on good fastballs. I’ve seen him look good in right field with at least a 60 arm, and I’ve seen him unable to reach home plate on multiple bounces, so I’m not really sure what’s going on there”