Jackson Holliday

Holliday was not included on the Orioles' Opening Day roster even after a big spring, but he didn't have to wait long for a promotion, getting the call on April 10. He was back in the minors before the end of April after going 2-for-34 with 18 strikeouts in 10 games and stayed there for the next three months. Holliday experienced some initial success upon his return to the O's, but he was dreadful for the final six weeks and by the end of the regular season was no longer a regular. The skills which made Holliday arguably the top prospect in baseball were still on display at Triple-A Norfolk, but he simply looked overmatched in his first taste of the majors, with a 33.2 percent strikeout rate particularly worrisome. Holliday isn't the first top prospect to struggle in his first exposure to big-league pitching, and odds are things will click for him sooner or later. Less certain is whether he'll be handed a job out of spring training next year. Read Past Outlooks