Ethan Holliday, the top perspective of Rockies, shows strength on Coors Field

All eyes and cameras were on Ethan Holliday during Rockies Batting Practice Friday evening. The number 1 prospect, the fourth overall choice in the Major League Draft this summer, never collapsed.

His swing was easy, flexible and powerful. During his first round of BP, the 18-year-old hit line drives to the middle and the right field. During the second round he hit three gays over the right fist.

Then Ethan really cut loose. He shot a homer to the right-hand center and knew the NL Pennant Banner of 2007 above the visitor’s bullpen: estimated distance, 475-480 feet. A few fluctuations later, the left -handed Slagman launched a homer in the freight in the third deck in the right field. In July 2013, the former Rockies All-Star Carlos Gonzalez hit a home run near the same place on an estimated 480 feet.

Cargo got his titanic blast in a game, while Hollidays came to BP, but it was impressive. His father, the former Rockies and Cardinals All-Star Outfielder, took knowledge.

“They were impressive,” Matt said and then remembered his own Batting debut with the Rockies. “I beat a few, I think, but something like that. I know he has power; I threw him enough to know that.

“But he is such a controlled child. In the first round he was nice and easy. I remember my first round; I tried to touch it from the first throw of the scoreboard. But Ethan got loose and stroked it. Then he started to let it go.”

Ethan, who plays in the Arizona Instructional League, said he had a lot of fun touching Coors – literally.

“I did what I did in Arizona every day, but the ball flies a little differently here, so I decided to let it tear,” he said. “It was really nice. Just being here where my father played is crazy.”

Ethan, the product of Stillwater (Okla.) High School, received a record-breaking $ 9 million signing bonus, the largest ever for a high school player in MLB concept history. He started his professional career at Low-A Fresno, where he .239/.357/.380 (737 Ops) cut in 18 games. He hit two gay and four Doubles and threw out 33 times (33 ks in 84 record performances) in the California League, where the other players are on average 3.2 years older than they are.

Before advisory and advice during his first stay as pro -Honkbal, he naturally turned to his father, as well as his older brother, Jackson, the starting second base man for the Orioles. Jackson was the first overall choice of the design of 2022.

“We talk a lot,” Ethan said. “I called him after one game. I said,” Man, this is difficult, I smashed a lot. ” And he is something like: “Hey, I hit the other night three times”

Ethan said nothing was really overwhelmed him during his 18 game Stint with Fresno.

“I endured a bit with my father and I saw Jackson when he went through the small competitions,” Ethan said. “I was on the phone with him every night. Of course, if it is your own life, it is of course different.

“You don’t have your parents or your brothers and sisters to talk to personally. So you just have to learn to rinse the game and prepare yourself for the next day. The blessing in the small competitions is that you play every day. Get used to that some work, but I felt so at the end, I was in a better place.”