Jackson Holliday Voted Best Hitting Prospect
11 months agoIn a 2024 MLB Pipeline poll of front-office executives from all 30 organizations, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday received 70 percent of the votes as baseball's best hitting prospect. Holliday is the game's top prospect after slashing .323/.442/.499 over four minor-league levels in his first full year of professional baseball in 2023. He was also just one of eight players with more than 100 walks on the year, finishing with a 17.4 percent walk rate and just a 20.3 percent strikeout rate. The 20-year-old will have a shot to make the Opening Day roster out of spring training this year, but the Orioles also won't rush the youngster if they think more time on the farm will benefit his long-term development. Needless to say, Holliday will be a high-end prospect commodity in all fantasy drafts in 2024, even if he doesn't start the year in the majors.
Source: MLB.com - Jonathan Mayo
Source: MLB.com - Jonathan Mayo