Quick—pretend you’re an MLB GM in 2022 for a second. Which of these prospects would you take in the upcoming draft?
Prospect A: OF, 19 y/o, .570 BA, 13 home runs, 39 RBI, 33 walks, 32 stolen bases in senior year HS
Prospect B: SS, 21 y/o, .357 BA, 15 home runs, 55 RBIs, 46 walks, 3 stolen bases in sophomore year in NCAA D1
Prospect C: SS, 18 y/o, .561 BA, 6 home runs, 19 RBIs, 27 walks, 14 stolen in senior year HS
Prospect D: SS, 17 y/o, .685 BA, 17 home runs, 79 RBIs, 33 walks, 30 stolen bases in senior year HSNo disrespect to the other three prospects most often linked to the Orioles pre-2022 draft—Druw Jones (A), Brooks Lee (B), and Termarr Johnson (C), who will all probably go on to have distinguished major-league careers, but there’s only one right answer here, and that’s Jackson Holliday.