Jordan Lawlar
21-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Thumb
Est. Return 6/1/2024
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Lawlar had a really rough start to the minor-league season (.629 OPS, 31.7 K% in his first 32 games), but from May 23 on, he slashed .323/.411/.557 with 15 home runs, 26 steals on 30 attempts and a 16.1 K% in 300 at-bats across Double-A and Triple-A. He doesn't have elite raw power (109-mph max exit velocity at Triple-A), but Lawlar is great at barreling balls to the pull side, so he could end up with plus game power in his prime. Arizona promoted him to the majors in early September, and he played sparingly for the contending Diamondbacks, although all of his action came at shortstop. His numbers in 34 MLB plate appearances are awful: 32.4 K%, .129 AVG and zero extra-base hits. However, his smooth defense and elite speed (99th percentile sprint speed) were on display, and he won't turn 22 until July, so the upper-level minors performance is the main thing to focus on when projecting ahead. Lawlar, the sixth-overall pick in 2021, clearly projects as the team's shortstop of the future, but with Geraldo Perdomo coming off his best season (2.7 fWAR), there is some uncertainty about what the infield hierarchy will look like in early 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Sidelined after thumb surgery
Diamondbacks farm director Shaun Larkin said that Lawlar will undergo surgery Thursday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and could have a "full return to baseball activity in 8-to-10 weeks," Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
ANALYSIS
Lawlar, the organization's top prospect, was optioned to Triple-A Reno on March 10, but he could have put himself on the radar for an early-season call-up if he had gotten off to a hot start at the plate during the Pacific Coast League season. However, after jamming his thumb and tearing a ligament while trying to field a ball off the ground with his throwing hand during a minor-league spring training game Sunday, Lawlar now looks like he'll be sidelined until at least early June while he recovers from surgery. The injury shouldn't dramatically alter Lawlar's long-term outlook in dynasty leagues, but it makes him a tough player to stash in redraft formats since he'll be headed for a multi-month absence to begin the season.
Lawlar, the organization's top prospect, was optioned to Triple-A Reno on March 10, but he could have put himself on the radar for an early-season call-up if he had gotten off to a hot start at the plate during the Pacific Coast League season. However, after jamming his thumb and tearing a ligament while trying to field a ball off the ground with his throwing hand during a minor-league spring training game Sunday, Lawlar now looks like he'll be sidelined until at least early June while he recovers from surgery. The injury shouldn't dramatically alter Lawlar's long-term outlook in dynasty leagues, but it makes him a tough player to stash in redraft formats since he'll be headed for a multi-month absence to begin the season.
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2023
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2024
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .350 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .100 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .325 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .350 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .100 | ||||
2023vs Right | .325 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+24%
OPS at Home
2024
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Since 2022Home | .393 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .317 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .125 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .393 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||||
2023Away | .317 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .125 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Lawlar's Arizona Fall League was cut short after he suffered a fractured scapula, but on the whole, he showed superstar potential in his first full season and solidified himself as a top-five fantasy prospect. Considered by some evaluators to be the best prospect in the 2021 draft, Lawlar only played two games in complex ball that year due to a shoulder injury, but he climbed from Single-A to Double-A in 2022, showcasing elite athleticism, plus power and an advanced command of the strike zone. The 20-year-old shortstop hit .303/.401/.509 with a 25.1 K%, 12.4 BB%, 16 home runs and 39 steals in 100 games across four levels. He should open the year at Double-A and could be on the Corbin Carroll path, with a late-2023 big-league debut on the table if he performs as expected.
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Optioned to Triple-A
Lawlar was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday.
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Needs consistent at-bats
Arizona general manager Mike Hazen said Lawlar would need consistent at-bats if he were to make the Opening Day roster, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
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May open in minors
Lawlar will likely open the year at Triple-A Reno if he doesn't win the starting job at shortstop, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
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Makes roster for wild-card series
Lawlar has made the roster for the Diamondbacks' NL Wild Card Series matchup against the Brewers.
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On bench Tuesday
Lawlar is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants.
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