Grant Holmes

Grant Holmes
Oakland Athletics
Pitcher
Born: (1996-03-22) March 22, 1996
Conway, South Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Harrison Grant Holmes (born March 22, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Career

Holmes attended Conway High School in Conway, South Carolina.[1][2] He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[3][4][5] He had committed to the University of Florida,[6] but he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 22nd pick in the first round of the draft.[7][8] Holmes was officially signed by the Dodgers on June 17, 2014 for $2.5 million.[9] The Dodgers assigned him to the rookie class Arizona League Dodgers to begin his professional career. He was 1–2 with a 3.00 ERA in seven appearances for them, before he was promoted, on August 14, 2014, to the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer Baseball League.[10] In four starts for Ogden, he was 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA.[11]

Holmes was assigned to the Class-A Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League to start the 2015 season.[12] He was selected to the mid-season All-Star team.[13] He finished the season with a 6–4 record and 3.14 ERA in 24 starts.[14] Holmes was promoted to the Advanced-Class A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League to start the 2016 season.[15]

On August 1, 2016, the Dodgers traded Holmes, Jharel Cotton, and Frankie Montas to the Oakland Athletics for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick.[16] Holmes then joined the Stockton Ports and he finished the 2016 season with an 11-7 record and a 4.63 ERA.[17]

Personal life

Holmes' brother, Colby Holmes, played college baseball at the University of South Carolina and currently plays in the Atlanta Braves organization.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Holmes makes impact on Conway's baseball team
  2. ↑ Sinclair Broadcast Group. "Story". WPDE.
  3. ↑ "High school right-hander Holmes powers his way up Draft boards". Major League Baseball.
  4. ↑ Conway’s Holmes in unique position as potential MLB first-round draft pick
  5. ↑ "Jim Callis: Grant Holmes is third-best high school pitcher in 2014 MLB Draft". Major League Baseball.
  6. ↑ "Conway baseball player Holmes commits to Florida". thestate.
  7. ↑ Gurnick, Ken. "Dodgers tab Holmes with 22nd overall pick". mlb.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ Conway’s Grant Holmes ready to move on to ‘bigger and better things’
  9. ↑ Hoornstra, J.P. (June 17, 2014). "Dodgers sign first-round draft pick Grant Holmes.". Inside the Dodgers. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ Hoornstra, JP (August 14, 2014). "Hyun-Jin Ryu's injury could change Dodgers' pitching plans". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Grant Holmes minor league statistics & history". Baseball Reference.
  12. ↑ Bernreuter, Hugh (April 6, 2015). "Los Angeles Dodgers send top draft picks Grant Holmes, Alex Verdugo to Great Lakes Loons". Mlive.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ Mastrangelo, Dominick (June 4, 2015). "Three Loons Named All-Stars". milb.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Grant Holmes minor league statistics & history". Baseball Reference.
  15. ↑ Walton, Ryan (April 4, 2016). "Rancho Cucamonga opening day roster highlighted by Grant Holmes, Yusniel Diaz". SB Nation. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  16. ↑ Gurnick, Ken (August 1, 2016). "Dodgers acquire Reddick, Hill from A's". MLB.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  17. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=656550#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL
  18. ↑ Joe Murano (27 September 2012). "Conway brothers share passion for baseball diamond".

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