http://tinyurl.com/5uwuc4 5 O's minor leaguers who have not taken next step ‧ PEDRO BEATO: Beato, a 21-year-old right-hander, was selected for the Futures Game last season and ranked as the Orioles' ninth-best prospect by Baseball America. But he went just 4-10 with a 5.85 ERA for Frederick and finished the season in a deep slump. He went 1-8 with a 6.93 ERA in his last 12 starts and gave up four earned runs or more in seven of his last eight starts. ‧ SCOTT MOORE: It appeared that the 24-year-old corner infielder, a 2002 first-round pick, would finally get a long big league look after he beat out Jay Gibbons for the final Opening Day roster spot. However, after getting just eight at-bats with the Orioles, he was sent to Triple-A Norfolk, where he batted just .247 with seven homers and 44 RBIs and saw his season end in July because of a thumb fracture. ‧ HAYDEN PENN: It was another lost season for the organization's once-top pitching prospect, who struggled with inconsistency (6-7, 4.79 ERA) at Triple-A Norfolk and then was shut down with a shoulder injury after he started pitching better. The 23-year-old hard-luck right-hander was primed for another late-season call-up before a broken bat cut his leg and his shoulder started acting up. ‧ BILLY ROWELL: The ninth overall pick in the 2006 draft, the 20-year-old third baseman was the youngest player in the Carolina League for most of the season, and the Orioles expected some growing pains. However, Rowell batted just .248 with seven homers and 50 RBIs and struck out 104 times in 375 at-bats for the Keys. Scouts have persistent questions about his attitude and work ethic. ‧ CHORYE SPOONE: Spoone, a Pasadena native, never got an opportunity to build off his dominant finish to the 2007 season, though by no fault of his own. He made only nine starts for Bowie -- he went 3-3 with a 4.57 ERA -- before he was shut down in July with shoulder problems. The 23-year-old, called the Orioles' eighth-best prospect by Baseball America, had surgery to repair a Slap tear in his right shoulder and will miss a good part of next year. - Jeff Zrebiec --

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