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Don't sleep on these arms competing in hitting-rich O's camp

March 18, 2024

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- The Orioles have sat atop MLB Pipeline's farm system rankings since mid-2021, largely on the strength of their position prospects. Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson and now Jackson Holliday all have rated as the consensus best prospect in baseball during that time. All the formidable bats making

Pumping triple digits, Skenes strikes out Holliday in battle of No. 1 picks

@AlexJStumpf and @JakeDRill
March 14, 2024

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Round Two of the most anticipated prospect clash of the spring brought another successful showing for Paul Skenes against Jackson Holliday. The first inning of Thursday night’s Spring Breakout exhibition between Orioles and Pirates prospects featured Holliday (MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect) stepping into the batter’s

Orioles' future shines bright at Spring Breakout

Holliday vs. Skenes, Bradfield's speed highlight prospect showcase
@JakeDRill
March 14, 2024

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Jackson Holliday doesn’t shy away from the spotlight that inevitably comes with being MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft and the son of a former All-Star big leaguer (Matt Holliday). The 20-year-old future Orioles star embraces the widespread

Best of Spring Breakout: Catchers, pitchers, infielders, outfielders

March 14, 2024

Spring Breakout is here, and if you can’t tell, we’re just a little excited. It all started on Thursday, when No. 7 Reds prospect Cam Collier hit the first homer in a 4-1 victory over the Rangers' prospects, and the showdown of the night saw MLB Pipeline's No. 3 overall

LIVE: Orioles-Pirates Spring Breakout

@JakeDRill
March 14, 2024

The rematch between Jackson Holliday and Paul Skenes is the main draw for the Spring Breakout game featuring Orioles and Pirates prospects on Thursday. And for good reason. Holliday is MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect, while Skenes is ranked No. 3, making him the top pitching prospect in baseball.

Ranking the 10 best Spring Breakout rosters

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 13, 2024

The 2024 MLB Pipeline preseason Farm System Rankings were published Friday night, giving fans an idea of how the young talent of each organization lines up. Supporters for all 30 clubs will get a closer look at the next generation of stars this week during MLB's inaugural Spring Breakout --

'You can put him anywhere': Holliday continues impressing at 2B

@JakeDRill
March 13, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jackson Holliday wanted more action at second base. Two weeks ago, the 20-year-old said it felt like he’d been “just standing out there” during games. Holliday finally got his wish during the Orioles’ 7-5 loss to the Braves on Wednesday night at Ed Smith Stadium. In a

Top 7 O's storylines for Spring Breakout

@JakeDRill
March 13, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Here's the Orioles' Spring Breakout roster

@JakeDRill
March 13, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jackson Holliday should get his chance at a rematch against Paul Skenes. Holliday, MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect, is among the 25 players on the Orioles’ roster for Spring Breakout, the inaugural four-day prospect showcase happening across Arizona and Florida from March 14-17. The O’s prospects

Mayo shifting narratives with glove, hit tool in spring

@JakeDRill
March 12, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Coby Mayo possesses two tools that rank as the best in Baltimore’s farm system: his 65-grade power and his 70-grade arm. But it’s two other tools in the 22-year-old’s skill set that have had everybody at the Orioles’ big league camp raving for the past month. First,

Worth the wait: Holliday's 1st spring homer a towering slam

@KeeganMatheson and @JakeDRill
March 10, 2024

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Jackson Holliday’s bid to make the Orioles’ Opening Day roster is heating up along with his bat. On Sunday, Holliday went deep for the first time this spring (and for the first time in an O’s uniform), doing so in grand fashion. MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall

Mayo continues sizzling spring with no-doubt clout

Orioles' No. 4 prospect logs four RBIs against Braves; Kremer continues to ramp up for 2024
@JakeDRill
March 9, 2024

NORTH PORT, Fla. -- As soon as Coby Mayo connected with the hanging slider from Braves left-hander Aaron Bummer on Saturday, it was obvious where the well-struck ball was headed: the parking lot beyond the left-field wall at CoolToday Park. There was no doubt. There was doubt from Mayo, however,

Bradfield Jr. taking his opportunity, running with it

@JakeDRill
March 6, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill's Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Thomas Sosa highlights

March 6, 2024

Holliday proving Major League mettle vs. big arms

@paul_casellaMLB
March 5, 2024

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Whether Jackson Holliday makes the Orioles' Opening Day roster isn't going to come down to one Spring Training game, let alone one at-bat. But after Holliday started Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies by ripping a 104.4 mph double off Zack Wheeler, count the perennial Cy

Here are the Orioles' 2024 Top 30 prospects

@JoeTrezz
March 4, 2024

The Orioles brought an emphatic end to their long rebuild in 2023, winning their first American League East title in years on the strength of a roster full of young and mostly homegrown talent. As the focus shifts in Baltimore to maintaining that success, it would make sense for the

Generations meet: Holliday sharing clubhouse with dad's old teammate

@JakeDRill
March 2, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SARASOTA, Fla. -- The overlap was bound to happen at some point. Jackson Holliday is now sharing a big league clubhouse (albeit in Spring

Holliday bested in clash of No. 1 picks, but midseason? 'I like my chances'

@JakeDRill
February 29, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Only 58 people have heard their names called as the first baseball player selected in the MLB Draft. Four were on the field at the same time at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota on Thursday afternoon: Paul Skenes (2023), Jackson Holliday (’22), Henry Davis (’21) and Adley

As Norby rises through O's ranks, his brother carries on ECU legacy

@JakeDRill
February 28, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Holliday isn't the only prospect turning heads at O's camp

Povich, Mayo impress in Baltimore's split-squad game vs. Tampa Bay
@JakeDRill
February 26, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Once again this year, Orioles Spring Training is flush with talented prospects. Much of the early attention has been on MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect, Jackson Holliday, who went 0-for-2 with a walk in Baltimore’s 2-1 split-squad win vs. Atlanta on Monday afternoon in North Port.

Cowser's walk-off HR caps exciting Grapefruit League opener

Rutschman homers, combines with fellow No. 1 Draft pick Holliday for impressive play
@JakeDRill
February 24, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- In Colton Cowser’s final game of the 2023 season, he helped power Norfolk to victory in the Triple-A National Championship game, belting a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning of the Tides’ 7-6 win over Oklahoma City last Sept. 30. In Cowser’s first game of 2024,

Cowser's up-and-down '23 fueling drive for breakout 

@feinsand
February 22, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Colton Cowser experienced his share of highs and lows last summer. This spring, he’s trying to learn lessons from both as he tries to make the Orioles’ season-opening roster. Baltimore’s No. 2 prospect and the No. 19 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, Cowser made

Could Double-A prospect pitch his way onto Opening Day roster?

@JakeDRill
February 21, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill’s Orioles Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SARASOTA, Fla. -- A 6-foot-1, 205-pound, blond-haired man was sporadically seen sitting at the locker in the furthest back-right corner of the Orioles’ clubhouse

After glimpse of MLB in '23, Kjerstad vying for O's roster spot

@JakeDRill
February 20, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The news was delivered to Heston Kjerstad on an evening early last June: He was being promoted from Double-A Bowie to Triple-A Norfolk. Coby Mayo, a fellow Orioles prospect and Kjerstad’s roommate/teammate at the time, was thrilled. “To be honest with you, I was kind of fortunate

Holliday on Orioles roster bid: 'I'm as ready as I can be'

@JakeDRill
February 17, 2024

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jackson Holliday might be ready for the Majors by the time Spring Training wraps up in five weeks. Orioles general manager Mike Elias has stated his belief that Holliday is close, sharing this offseason that there’s a “very strong possibility” MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect breaks