The Colorado Rockies rewarded high school baseball star Ethan Holliday with a record bonus after selecting him in the MLB Draft earlier this month. Holliday, 18, signed for a $9 million bonus with the Rockies on Tuesday, July 22, the biggest bonus received by a high school player in draft history. The figure is tied for the fourth-highest bonus of all time. Holliday, selected with the 4th overall pick by the Rockies in the July 14 draft, is the son of former Rockies star Matt Holliday and the younger brother of Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday, who was selected with the No.