Another baseball season is in full swing. Once again, there are plenty of exciting prospects and rookies that can potentially make a name for themselves over the course of the year.
The player who garnered the most attention in baseball circles entering the 2024 season was Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday.
The 20-year-old Texas native—son of seven-time MLB All-Star Matt Holliday and nephew to Oklahoma State baseball coach Josh Holliday—is the latest budding star to emerge from the Orioles minor-league system. In fact, Holliday sets the trend for another season where power hitting and speed are again highly valued when it comes to the biggest MLB rookies.
“Holliday does a lot of things well, but it’s his advanced hitting ability that stands out the most and is the primary reason he ranks No. 1 on our Top 100 Prospects list,” said MLB senior writer Jim Callis. “He also