Ethan Holliday

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.