Ethan Holliday

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #1 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Stillwater (Okla.) HS Drafted/Committed: Oklahoma State
  Age At Draft: 18.4
  BA Grade: 60/High
  
  Ethan Holliday is the younger brother of Orioles second baseman and 2022 first overall pick Jackson Holliday. The Holliday brothers—sons of seven-time all-star outfielder Matt Holliday—have a chance to match or exceed the draft position that the Upton brothers achieved after B.J. was the No. 2 pick in 2002 and Justin went No. 1 in 2025. Ethan has been a high-profile player in the 2025 class for years. Scouts saw him as a freshman at Stillwater High when Jackson was the focus, and even then noted his advanced physicality. Ethan is built much more like his father than Jackson, with a hulking 6-foot-4, 195-pound frame and a different shade to his game. Holliday has tremendous ease with his lefthanded swing, which is smooth and powerful and comes with good rhythm and balance in the box. He has an excellent eye, tracks pitches well and is willing to take a walk when he’s pitched around—which is often. He also has a knack for using the entire field. Holliday has swing-and-miss tendencies that could impact the quality of his hit tool, but scouts are confident he has the power and patience to compensate. He generates easy power to all fields and doesn’t have to sell out to get to it, with a chance to develop into a 30-home run threat. Holliday is a below-average runner who takes a few steps to get going. He has the hands and arm strength for shortstop and improved his fielding consistency in 2025. He likely will outgrow shortstop and slide to third base, an outfield corner or even first base. Holliday’s offensive upside is as good as any hitter in the class.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 55. Power: 65. Run:40. Field: 50. Arm: 55.
• Ranked #1 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Stillwater (Okla.) HS Committed: Oklahoma State
  Age At Draft: 18.4
  Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday—son of seven time all-star outfielder Matt Holliday—was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft out of high school. Like the Upton brothers when B.J. was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2002 draft and Justin went No. 1 overall in 2005, Ethan Holliday could join his older brother as another elite draft pick. Scouts have seen Ethan plenty of times already since he was a freshman when he was high school teammates with Jackson during his 2022 draft year, and Ethan has grown bigger and stronger since then. Built more like his father than his brother, Ethan’s ease of operation in the batter’s box stands out. Holliday showcases a smooth, compact swing from the left side with good rhythm and balance. He tracks pitches extremely well, maintaining a disciplined approach to draw plenty of walks. There is some swing-and-miss to his game, but Holliday has a mature offensive mindset, controlling the strike zone and using the whole field. Holliday drives the ball well now and doesn’t have to sell out to generate that power, with the upside to develop into a 30-plus home run threat. At shortstop, Holliday is a fundamentally sound defender for his age, though at his size, there’s a good chance he outgrows the position and ends up at third base in pro ball, with the middle-of-the-order offensive upside that would project well in a corner outfield spot too.