When the 2022 first-overall choose was known as as much as the majors on April 10, he turned the second-youngest participant within the recreation after Milwaukee Brewers rookie outfielder Jackson Chourio. In keeping with MLB Pipeline, Holliday and Chourio opened the 2024 season because the Nos. 1 and a couple of ranked prospects, respectively.
Whereas the Milwaukee twin menace opened the season within the massive leagues, the 20-year-old Holliday surprisingly started the marketing campaign with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.
The son of former All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday carried over his monster 2023 within the minors into this 12 months, raking in Norfolk to the tune of 14 hits in 42 at-bats with 18 runs scored, 5 doubles, two residence runs, 9 RBI and a sensational 12:8 strikeout to stroll ratio over his first 10 video games.
Regardless of the sturdy spring coaching and even higher begin with the Tides, insider Ken Rosenthal mentioned Friday afternoon that the demotion was “not a shock” given Holliday’s sluggish begin in Baltimore. Rosenthal added that no participant is “immune” to getting despatched down, citing three-time AL MVP Mike Trout for instance from his demotion in 2011.
He went simply 2-for-34 with 5 runs scored, one RBI, two walks and a whopping 18 strikeouts throughout his first 10 video games with the Orioles.
The group additionally has one of the vital loaded rosters within the recreation and is tied with the New York Yankees (17-9) atop the AL East at 16-8. The group was capable of afford to ship down Holliday for some fine-tuning.
Holliday and Orioles followers alike should not be discouraged by Friday’s information both. He is a former No. 1 choose and prime prospect for a purpose and at simply 20 years outdated, he is obtained loads of time to show issues round.
As fellow standout kids like Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs have not too long ago discovered, excessive expectations include many ups and downs.
The Cardinals despatched Walker down to Triple-A on Wednesday after the previous prime prospect had a brutal begin this season. The twenty first general choose from 2020 made the group’s Opening Day roster in 2023 however was optioned to Triple-A in late April. He returned to the majors in early June and completed the 12 months with 16 residence runs, 51 RBI and a .272/.342/.445 slash line, providing promise going into 2024.
As a substitute, he obtained off to an abysmal begin this spring, going 9-for-58 (.155) with no residence runs, 4 runs scored and 4 RBI, together with six walks and 18 strikeouts.
Crow-Armstrong was chosen by the New York Mets two picks earlier than Walker was taken in 2020, however he was moved to the Cubs for shortstop Javier Baez, pitcher Trevor Williams and money on the 2021 commerce deadline.
The son of actress Ashley Crow made headlines in his minor-league debut final April, blasting his first Double-A house run (a grand slam) on the sixteenth pitch of the at-bat.
The outfielder was known as as much as Chicago in September however went 0-for-14 to start out his profession earlier than the 2023 season ended.
Crow-Armstrong began 2024 with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs following a tough spring coaching.
Crow-Armstrong was recalled after Cody Bellinger went on the injured record on Wednesday. The 22-year-old obtained his first begin of the 12 months on Thursday and recorded his first main league hit, a go-ahead two-run residence run within the sixth inning towards the Houston Astros.
