Jackson Holliday

Holliday was greeted with a harsh introduction to the big leagues upon his arrival to Baltimore in 2024, but he made major strides in his sophomore season, finishing with 17 homers and 17 steals across 649 plate appearances. Perhaps most impressively, Holliday trimmed more than 11 percentage points off his strikeout rate, bring it to 21.6% after he looked a bit overmatched as a rookie. He still has a ways to go given that he was still below league average by many statistical measures last season, but Holliday is just 22 years old, so he has time. The son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday, and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft, Jackson embodies the word "pedigree." Another step forward could come quickly for the second baseman, and it could be a similar step forward to his last. Read Past Outlooks