Jordan Holloway

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Miami Marlins #20 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: The road to the big leagues hasn’t been easy for Holloway, who had Tommy John surgery in 2017 and didn’t make it past High-A until his major league debut, which came on July 26, 2020, as the Marlins churned through arms during the tumultuous pandemic season. He dealt with a groin injury in 2021, which he split mostly between Triple-A and the big leagues.
  
  Scouting Report: Although he is primarily a relief prospect at this point, Holloway works with a five-pitch mix fronted by four- and two-seam fastballs which each sat at roughly 95 mph. He backs the fastballs chiefly with a hard, high-80s slider which got swings and misses at a rate of nearly 38%, as well as a low-80s curveball which plays up due to its excellent depth. Holloway rounds out his repertoire with a low-90s changeup which lags behind both of his breaking balls.
  
  The Future: Holloway started four games this season, but his injury history makes it unlikely he re-emerges from the bullpen on a full-time basis. More likely his role is as a power arm in the middle innings.
  
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #26 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Holloway signed for $400,000 in 2014 but didn't advance past low Class A for his first five years due largely to injuries, including Tommy John surgery in 2017. He returned and vaulted all the way to the majors in 2020, but his stint was cut short after one appearance when he contracted Covid-19 early in the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: The Marlins remain high on Holloway despite his struggles with consistent fastball command. He possesses a plus fastball that sits 96-97 mph and can exceed 100 mph. He has worked to limit excess movement and simplify his delivery in order to improve his control. He has a plus curveball he also struggles to land in the zone and a changeup that is a usable but fringy offering.
  
  THE FUTURE: Holloway is likely bound to be a reliever. He'll need to improve his consistency and control to stick in a major league bullpen.
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #21 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: After another slow start in 2017, Holloway had Tommy John surgery. Holloway returned for his first full season, post-surgery, in 2019, reaching high Class A Jupiter for the first time and completing a career-high 95 innings.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Despite his early struggles, Holloway's fastball velocity has gotten better each season and averaged 97 mph during 2019. Holloway has very long limbs and has tried to limit excess movement, working stretch-only with a very short stride to simplify direction and repeat his delivery. Repeating, though, has been a challenge, along with maintaining direction to the plate, which has created erratic command and control in the zone. Holloway has the makings of a true plus curveball and an at least average changeup to round out his arsenal.
  
  THE FUTURE: While few debate Holloway's stuff, his role remains in question. He has the body and the stuff to start but his delivery challenges may push him to the pen.
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #16 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: A 20th-round pick in 2014 who signed for an above-slot $400,000, Holloway never pitched above low Class A and had Tommy John surgery in June 2017. He recovered in time to make five appearances in 2018, throwing 7.2 scoreless innings in the Gulf Coast and New York-Penn leagues.
  
  Scouting Report: Holloway has always had electric stuff, headlined by an upper-90s fastball that has touched 98 mph as recently as the instructional league in 2018. At 6-foot-4, he gets solid downhill angle on his fastball, which gets on hitters quickly, and he can snap off a potentially plus curveball. His changeup still needs refinement to become an above-average pitch, but it's his lack of innings and previous fringe-average control that are his biggest hurdles. Although it was an extremely small sample, it was encouraging to see Holloway walk zero hitters in 7.2 innings in 2018.
  
  The Future: The Marlins decided to put Holloway on the 40-man roster this offseason and protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He has fully recovered from Tommy John surgery, and the 22-year-old should begin 2019 in high Class A Jupiter with the chance to move quickly as a high-risk, high-reward starting pitcher.
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #26 prospect in 2018
  Holloway was a raw but projectable Colorado high school righthander in 2014 whom the Marlins took in the 20th round and signed to an over-slot deal. He signed for $400,000 but has since had an up-and-down career, despite having some of the best stuff in the organization. Holloway had Tommy John surgery in June 2017, putting his 2018 season in doubt. When healthy, Holloway's electric stuff is highlighted by an upper-90s fastball that can touch 98 mph along with a hammer curveball that can flash plus. Holloway's changeup is still a work in progress, but it shows the velocity difference and movement necessary to be a potential above-average pitch down the road. Though he made just 11 starts in 2017, Holloway showed slightly improved command, but that is still the area of his game that needs the most polish. At best, Holloway will make his mound return late in 2018, but even then his workload should be in a controlled environment. With that, Holloway's 2019 season becomes crucial to his development.
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #15 prospect in 2017
  As a junior in high school in Colorado, Holloway was 5-foot-9, 135 pounds. Now he stands 6-5, 210 pounds with perhaps the best pure stuff in the organization beside Luis Castillo. The projectable righthander has athletic lineage. His father pitched in college; his mother was a high school hurdler who now runs marathons; and his younger sister plays volleyball. But after a breakout 2015, Holloway struggled in 2016. In addition to minor triceps and biceps issues, Holloway battled his emotions, getting too amped up on the mound. His fastball velocity is plus--he touched 98 mph this season--and his curveball flashes plus. His changeup is a work in progress. Evaluators expect his current below-average command will improve as he gets used to his still-growing body and the subsequent impact on his mechanics. Holloway is raw but has plenty of ability, with athleticism and two potentially plus pitches. The Marlins say the injuries were not a long-term concern and he'll probably get another shot at start at low Class A in 2017.
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #10 prospect in 2016
  Holloway caught the Marlins' attention during a state tournament in spring 2013 as they scouted lefthander David Peterson, who is now attending Oregon. Holloway came into the game in the seventh inning and showed a loose, quick arm and lively body, and the team began to track him. The Marlins paid him the Nebraska-Omaha commit a well above-slot $400,000 bonus as a 20th-round pick in 2014. Still a teenager, Holloway is a classic projectable Colorado pitcher who hails from Roy Halladay's hometown. He has a pitcher's frame with room to grow. In high school, his fastball sat in the 87-91 mph range, but in 2015 he sat 92-94 and touched 96. He always has shown the ability to spin a breaking ball, but this season his curveball flashed plus with improved depth. His changeup is in its formative stages and comes in too firm, making it a distant third pitch. Holloway's control is below-average, and he led the short-season New York-Penn League with 15 wild pitches and ranked third with 36 walks. Holloway is raw but has plenty of ability, with athleticism and two potentially plus pitches. The Marlins gave him a two-start look at low Class A Greensboro in early June, but he wasn't quite ready. He'll try again in 2016.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #127 prospect in 2014 draft
  Holloway was a two-way players who appeared in just nine varsity games as a junior, when he was in the process of growing from 5-foot-11 to 6-foot-3, and committed to nascent Division I program Nebraska-Omaha. While he's still a Mavericks signee, it's unlikely he'll get to campus after taking a quantum leap last summer and fall and continuing the upward trend this spring. Holloway has touched 94 mph at times and comfortably sits in the 87-91 range, regularly reaching back for more. He's a classic Colorado projection with a pitcher's frame (listed at 6-foot-4, 180 pounds) and loose arm, and scouts think he could throw much harder consistently in the future. He has shown some ability to spin a breaking ball, flashing average pitches with depth, though he's not consistent with it. Scouts have compared him to past Colorado pitchers such as Brandon McCarthy, and he's likely to go out as high as the third round.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 40/Medium
  
  Track Record: The road to the big leagues hasn&#39t been easy for Holloway, who had Tommy John surgery in 2017 and didn&#39t make it past High-A until his major league debut, which came on July 26, 2020, as the Marlins churned through arms during the tumultuous pandemic season. He dealt with a groin injury in 2021, which he split mostly between Triple-A and the big leagues.
  
  Scouting Report: Although he is primarily a relief prospect at this point, Holloway works with a five-pitch mix fronted by four- and two-seam fastballs which each sat at roughly 95 mph. He backs the fastballs chiefly with a hard, high-80s slider which got swings and misses at a rate of nearly 38%, as well as a low-80s curveball which plays up due to its excellent depth. Holloway rounds out his repertoire with a low-90s changeup which lags behind both of his breaking balls.
  
  The Future: Holloway started four games this season, but his injury history makes it unlikely he re-emerges from the bullpen on a full-time basis. More likely his role is as a power arm in the middle innings.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: The road to the big leagues hasn’t been easy for Holloway, who had Tommy John surgery in 2017 and didn’t make it past High-A until his major league debut, which came on July 26, 2020, as the Marlins churned through arms during the tumultuous pandemic season. He dealt with a groin injury in 2021, which he split mostly between Triple-A and the big leagues.
  
  Scouting Report: Although he is primarily a relief prospect at this point, Holloway works with a five-pitch mix fronted by four- and two-seam fastballs which each sat at roughly 95 mph. He backs the fastballs chiefly with a hard, high-80s slider which got swings and misses at a rate of nearly 38%, as well as a low-80s curveball which plays up due to its excellent depth. Holloway rounds out his repertoire with a low-90s changeup which lags behind both of his breaking balls.
  
  The Future: Holloway started four games this season, but his injury history makes it unlikely he re-emerges from the bullpen on a full-time basis. More likely his role is as a power arm in the middle innings.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Holloway signed for $400,000 in 2014 but didn't advance past low Class A for his first five years due largely to injuries, including Tommy John surgery in 2017. He returned and vaulted all the way to the majors in 2020, but his stint was cut short after one appearance when he contracted Covid-19 early in the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: The Marlins remain high on Holloway despite his struggles with consistent fastball command. He possesses a plus fastball that sits 96-97 mph and can exceed 100 mph. He has worked to limit excess movement and simplify his delivery in order to improve his control. He has a plus curveball he also struggles to land in the zone and a changeup that is a usable but fringy offering.
  
  THE FUTURE: Holloway is likely bound to be a reliever. He'll need to improve his consistency and control to stick in a major league bullpen.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Holloway signed for $400,000 in 2014 but didn't advance past low Class A for his first five years due largely to injuries, including Tommy John surgery in 2017. He returned and vaulted all the way to the majors in 2020, but his stint was cut short after one appearance when he contracted Covid-19 early in the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: The Marlins remain high on Holloway despite his struggles with consistent fastball command. He possesses a plus fastball that sits 96-97 mph and can exceed 100 mph. He has worked to limit excess movement and simplify his delivery in order to improve his control. He has a plus curveball he also struggles to land in the zone and a changeup that is a usable but fringy offering.
  
  THE FUTURE: Holloway is likely bound to be a reliever. He'll need to improve his consistency and control to stick in a major league bullpen.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Holloway signed for $400,000 in 2014 but didn't advance past low Class A for his first five years due largely to injuries, including Tommy John surgery in 2017. He returned and vaulted all the way to the majors in 2020, but his stint was cut short after one appearance when he contracted Covid-19 early in the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: The Marlins remain high on Holloway despite his struggles with consistent fastball command. He possesses a plus fastball that sits 96-97 mph and can exceed 100 mph. He has worked to limit excess movement and simplify his delivery in order to improve his control. He has a plus curveball he also struggles to land in the zone and a changeup that is a usable but fringy offering.
  
  THE FUTURE: Holloway is likely bound to be a reliever. He'll need to improve his consistency and control to stick in a major league bullpen.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: After another slow start in 2017, Holloway had Tommy John surgery. Holloway returned for his first full season, post-surgery, in 2019, reaching high Class A Jupiter for the first time and completing a career-high 95 innings.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Despite his early struggles, Holloway’s fastball velocity has gotten better each season and averaged 97 mph during 2019. Holloway has very long limbs and has tried to limit excess movement, working stretch-only with a very short stride to simplify direction and repeat his delivery. Repeating, though, has been a challenge, along with maintaining direction to the plate, which has created erratic command and control in the zone. Holloway has the makings of a true plus curveball and an at least average changeup to round out his arsenal.
  
  THE FUTURE: While few debate Holloway’s stuff, his role remains in question. He has the body and the stuff to start but his delivery challenges may push him to the pen.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: After another slow start in 2017, Holloway had Tommy John surgery. Holloway returned for his first full season, post-surgery, in 2019, reaching high Class A Jupiter for the first time and completing a career-high 95 innings.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Despite his early struggles, Holloway's fastball velocity has gotten better each season and averaged 97 mph during 2019. Holloway has very long limbs and has tried to limit excess movement, working stretch-only with a very short stride to simplify direction and repeat his delivery. Repeating, though, has been a challenge, along with maintaining direction to the plate, which has created erratic command and control in the zone. Holloway has the makings of a true plus curveball and an at least average changeup to round out his arsenal.
  
  THE FUTURE: While few debate Holloway's stuff, his role remains in question. He has the body and the stuff to start but his delivery challenges may push him to the pen.