Jordan Lawlar Could Begin In The Minors
10 months agoArizona Diamondbacks top prospect Jordan Lawlar, who is ranked as the No. 11 overall prospect in all of baseball by MLB Pipeline, will get a lot of repetitions in spring training, but he'll be hard-pressed to beat out Geraldo Perdomo given what the switch-hitter did for the team last year when he made the National League All-Star team. If Lawlar doesn't make the Opening Day roster, he'll start out at Triple-A Reno in 2024. The 21-year-old got off to a brutal start in the minors last year but eventually settled in, finishing with a .278/.378/.496 slash line, 20 home runs, 67 RBI, 36 stolen bases and 95 runs scored in 105 games with Double-A Amarillo and Reno. The power should eventually develop as he matures, but for right now, Lawlar is attractive to the D-backs for his elite defense and speed on the basepaths.
Source: MLB.com - Steve Gilbert
Source: MLB.com - Steve Gilbert