Though Monday is supposed to be a quiet period for minor league baseball, with no games scheduled, the Orioles stayed busy with personnel moves and could keep bragging about the quality of their farm system.

Triple-A Norfolk outfielder Colton Cowser was named International League Player of the Week after slashing .319/.481/.826 with a double, three home runs, six RBIs, three walks and 10 runs scored in six games versus Rochester.

The Tides are in Charlotte this week and Cowser is bringing a 15-game on-base streak. The organization’s first-round draft pick in 2021 is hitting .345/.465/.586 during that stretch with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, 10 RBIs, 12 walks and 20 runs scored.

Shortstop Jackson Holliday, the first overall selection in last year’s draft, was chosen Carolina League Player of the Week after posting a .450 average with a double, two home runs, six RBIs, six walks and eight runs scored.

Holliday earned a promotion today from Single-A Delmarva to High-A Aberdeen after batting .392/.523/.667 with six doubles, a triple, two homers, 15 RBIs, 15 runs scored and three stolen bases. He was 12-for-28 during a seven-game hitting streak.

Helping a friend move yesterday wasn’t part of Anthony Servideo’s offseason workout program, but it offered further evidence of his improved health. Some heavy lifting that couldn’t be taken lightly after everything he’s gone through.

The Orioles chose Servideo in the third round of the truncated 2020 draft out of the University of Mississippi, intrigued by his athleticism at shortstop, the lateral movement and soft hands. He was a top 30 prospect in the system until injuries and the influx of other talented young infielders lowered his status.

Professional baseball has exposed its fickle side to Servideo. Rewarding on draft day and in many of the games that he’s played, but cruel in its delays and interruptions.

The pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, circumstances beyond his control. Servideo underwent sports hernia surgery in July 2021, stayed back at extended spring training this year and returned to the injured list in July with a groin strain.

A total of 44 games in two seasons spread between the Florida Complex League and Single-A Delmarva. Not exactly how he imagined it.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Orioles clubhouse was livelier this afternoon, the televisions tuned to baseball and golf, and players joking and interacting with each other.

Last night’s 5-4 loss, which ended a 10-game winning streak, created silence and left the Orioles visibly frustrated.

“We’ve been playing so well,” said manager Brandon Hyde. “Just disappointing that we lose a close game like that. We feel like it’s a game we should have won.”

Stranding eight runners in the first six innings hinted at disaster.

“We had our opportunities early in the game to add on a lead.” Hyde said. “When you let teams like this hang on - we’ve seen it in the past with these guys - it’s very, very difficult.