Grant Holmes


Harrison Grant Holmes 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. He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He had committed to the University of Florida, but he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 22nd pick in the first round of the draft.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Holmes was officially signed by the Dodgers on June 17, 2014 for $2.5 million. The Dodgers assigned him to the 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. In four starts for Ogden, he was 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA. Holmes was assigned to the Great Lakes Loons to start the 2015 season. He was selected to the mid-season All-Star team. He finished the season with a 6–4 record and 3.14 ERA in 24 starts. Holmes was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to start the 2016 season.

Oakland Athletics

On August 1, 2016, the Dodgers traded Holmes, Jharel Cotton, and Frankie Montas to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick. Oakland assigned Holmes to the Stockton Ports, where he finished the season; in 26 total games between Rancho Cucamonga and Stockton, he posted a combined 11–7 record and 4.63 ERA. Holmes spent 2017 with the Midland RockHounds, pitching to an 11–12 record and 4.49 ERA with 150 strikeouts in 148.1 innings pitched.
The Athletics added Holmes to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. Holmes missed over a month during the year with shoulder soreness, and split the 2019 season between Midland and the Las Vegas Aviators, going a combined 6–5 with a 3.23 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 86.1 innings.

Personal life

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