Jordan Lawlar - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)

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ANALYSIS: Jordan Lawlar, MLB's No. 4 prospect, recently returned to the big leagues after spending most of the 2024 minor league campaign sidelined with an injury. The last time the 22-year-old was on an MLB diamond was during the 2023 World Series when his D-backs lost to the Texas Rangers.

Lawlar debuted just about a month prior, and to this point, the 2021 first-round draft pick still only has 39 major league plate appearances.

Arizona recalled Lawlar on May 12 because it would've been unfair to keep him at Triple-A any longer. With a .992 OPS and 23 extra-base hits in 37 games in 2025, he has nothing left to prove at the minor league level. Lawlar has a .300/.395/.512 career minor league slash line with 63 doubles, 14 triples, 44 home runs, 181 RBI, 146 walks, and 95 stolen bases since 2021.

Jordan Lawlar with a HUGE day against the Bees ‼️

3 for 4
3 walks
2 runs
2 doubles 🤯@MiLB | @Dbacks | #Aceball pic.twitter.com/1OMnietUsy

— Reno Aces (@Aces) April 12, 2025

Arizona must practice patience with him, but that will only be possible if they find a way to get him consistent reps at the plate. In a crowded D-backs infield, manager Torey Lovullo hinted that the club will experiment with Lawlar: "There’s gonna be some playing time here for him, this is his opportunity. He’s going to get some spins at third, second, short, and give guys days off.

What that means, and how many games that totals a week, I don’t know, but he’s a very impactful player." Is that the best plan to get Lawlar going at the MLB level? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, when he eventually gets going, he'll make the D-backs offense even more lethal. It's just a matter of time.

Given his unstable playing time, he should only be rostered in deeper 12-team formats for the time being.

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