Less than a year ago, the Orioles used the #1 overall draft pick on high school shortstop Jackson Holliday. When major league spring training opens in a couple of weeks, Holliday will be right there with everyone else, at least to start out. The team announced a set of 30 non-roster players invited to camp on Thursday morning, headlined by last year’s top pick.
Along with Holliday, the two previous Orioles first round draft picks are invited to the big league camp as well, Heston Kjerstad and Colton Cowser. It’s going to be a welcome sign to see Kjerstad in this camp at last, and hopefully he will be able to make a good impression.