Overview
- The Rockies finalized a $9 million contract with shortstop Ethan Holliday, establishing the largest bonus ever awarded to a high school draftee
- His deal surpasses the $8.2 million paid to Eli Willits and the $8.19 million his brother Jackson received, and it ties for the fourth-highest bonus in draft history
- Selected fourth overall in July’s draft, Holliday entered as MLB Pipeline’s top high school prospect and ESPN’s second overall player
- Baseball America’s 2025 High School Player of the Year, he hit .611 with 19 home runs and 64 RBIs in 33 games at Stillwater High School (Okla.)
- He is set to debut this week in the Arizona Complex League as Colorado continues to build a youth-driven core around high-upside talent