When Paul DePodesta was named president of baseball operations of the Colorado Rockies and Josh Byrnes was named general manager, they walked into a situation where a rebuild was going to be partly surrounded by young players.

Coming off three straight 100-loss seasons, building for the future with young players is going to be key.

One of those young players who figures to be a big part of the future is Ethan Holliday . The fourth overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft struggled, to say the least. In his first Single-A California League season last summer, he slashed .239/.357/.380 with two home runs and six RBIs.

However, in 18 games, he struck out 33 times and walked just 12.…