Running: Henderson and Holliday (3)

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This was the only category Holliday received votes. This spring marks the first time the Orioles’ other infield prospects have seen him play, and although they’ve come away impressed, the small sample size wasn’t enough to push him into the other four tools.

Along with his own, Holliday received votes from Norby and Westburg.

“He’s a fast guy,” Westburg said. “He’s only gonna get faster, too.”

Westburg’s choice rounded out a unique ballot: He was the only player not to pick himself in any category, naming each of the other five in one category. The organization’s 2022 minor league player of the year, Westburg was also the only prospect not to win a tool, speaking to the fact he’s regarded as solid but not spectacular in all of them.

In this one, Holliday tied the player he might one day follow as the game’s top prospect. Alongside Mayo and the man himself, Ortiz begrudgingly voted for Henderson.

“I hate to say Gunnar,” Ortiz said, “because we race all the time.”

A similar poll this time next year, after Holliday’s first full pro season, could elicit different results, though Henderson will no longer have prospect status and each of the other four could plausibly join him in that regard. Holliday, though, is appreciative of the chance to learn from them.

“It’s really neat to be part of and be surrounded with so many talented players and guys that are good at every part of the game,” he said. “It’s impossible to make a perfect player out of this group of guys because you don’t want leave anyone out. They can’t all just be good at one thing or else you wouldn’t be here, right? They’re all good at everything.”