One of the other teenagers in Double A, Chourio’s been at that level with Biloxi all year, and he’s actually three months younger than Holliday and the youngest hitter to appear in a game in Double A in 2023. How much better will he be when he’s old enough to start shaving? 2. He’s also a true shortstop who’s been impressive at the position, both with his range and his instincts as the ball leaves the bat. 341/.471/.529 across Low A, High A, and now Double A. Baltimore just promoted Holliday to Double A, making him one of only four teenage hitters to appear at that level this year (and two of the other three are in the top 10 here), and of course he went eight for his first 16 at the level, raising his line for the season to. 1 in his draft class and for how much he’s already developed in their system. It’s also a credit to the Orioles both for taking him when he was far from a consensus No. Holliday’s ascent from “maybe he’s a back of the first round guy” in January 2022 to “best prospect in baseball” 18 months later is about as rapid as I can remember for any prospect. Endy Rodriguez isn’t here because he’s on the major-league roster, while Elly de la Cruz isn’t here because he’s exhausted his rookie eligibility. These are not the same criteria I use for offseason lists, where I only go by rookie eligibility regardless of roster status, since there is no active 26-man roster in the winter. Note that this list only includes players currently in the minor leagues who retain rookie eligibility.
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