{"id":77728,"date":"2025-08-14T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=77728"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:56:00","slug":"report-jackson-hollidays-slump-should-have-orioles-fans-wondering-if-he-is-a-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=77728","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Jackson Holliday\u2019s slump should have Orioles fans wondering if he is a bust"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Jackson Holliday slump sparking uncomfortable questions in Baltimore<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1142,y_180,w_2264,h_1273\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01k2hxna6fkrde56tnx1.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies\" width=\"2264\" height=\"1273\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Baltimore Orioles v Philadelphia Phillies | Mitchell Leff\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>When it comes to\u00a0Jackson Holliday, there are a number of polarizing opinions among Baltimore Orioles fans. Some think that he will become an All-Star with plus raw power, while others think he will be a decent lineup regular who gets on base regularly. Some think\u00a0Holliday is under-appreciated\u00a0and will die on that hill, while others think he has been overhyped from the beginning. Such is the life of a talent, if flawed,\u00a0former first overall pick in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>Holliday has certainly shown flashes of his potential during his time in the big leagues, and no one denies that he is talented. Where things get sticky is the debate over whether or not he will ever approach his potential or if he will even be able to solidify his spot as an everyday big leaguer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Given Holliday&#8217;s latest slump, we are starting to get enough data to think that there is a very real chance that we will look back on Holliday&#8217;s career and consider him a bust.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Jackson Holliday&#8217;s struggles are starting to become too much for Orioles fans to ignore<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Again, if Holliday&#8217;s slump was an exception rather than a rule, this would be an entirely different conversation. However, after\u00a0his premature call-up to the majors last season\u00a0resulted in prolonged struggles at the plate, it doesn&#8217;t seem like Holliday is making the progress you would hope a guy with his pedigree would be making by now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Over his last 27 games entering Wednesday, Holliday has just a .211\/.263\/.284 with just two homers and four extra-base hits total. In those 118 plate appearances, Holliday has walked just eight times versus 25 strikeouts. This isn&#8217;t just some rotten batted ball luck over a few games; this is a lengthy approach problem without an easy solution.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">A deeper look at Holliday&#8217;s metrics only heightens the concerns here. Holliday&#8217;s chase rate out of the zone is very good. However, he can&#8217;t do anything against pitches in the zone as he is striking out too much, he doesn&#8217;t have the bat speed (bottom 25% in baseball) to reliably handle velocity, and the quality of the contact he is making is mediocre at best. If you don&#8217;t hit the ball hard, don&#8217;t draw enough walks, don&#8217;t provide much value on the bases or on defense&#8230;well, you get the idea.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Holliday has already tried swing changes\u00a0to get back on track, and the results clearly are not there yet. He is still too young and too talented to give up on, and Baltimore is going to try everything to make it work. 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