Jackson Holliday

Holliday helped himself more than any prospect in the 2022 draft class in the year leading up to the draft. The son of 14-year MLB vet Matt Holliday trained with the likes of his father and Nolan Arenado to add muscle and power, and he now projects as a lefty-hitting five-tool shortstop. Baltimore was drawn to everything about Holliday's game, with his handedness and ability to stick at shortstop possibly being the tiebreaker over Druw Jones at 1-1. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound 18-year-old already shows over-the-fence power to all fields, and at his best, he is driving the ball to the opposite-field gap. Holliday is a plus runner who is just starting to tap into his potential, and his lineage is an added bonus. His pro debut was a huge success in a small sample. Holliday slashed .297/.489/.422 with one home run, five doubles, four steals and a 12:25 K:BB in 20 games across the Florida Complex League and Single-A. That advanced approach should serve him well in his first full season, and the potential superstar could move very quickly up the ladder. Read Past Outlooks