BA GRADE
50
Risk: High
Born: Nov. 23, 1997. B-T: L-R. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 190. Drafted: HS—Kenosha, Wis., 2016 (1st round). Signed by: Trey Magnuson.
Lux’s uncle Augie Schmidt was the No. 2 overall pick in 1982 after winning the Golden Spikes Award. Lux followed in his uncle’s footsteps as a first-rounder when the Dodgers drafted him with the 20th overall pick in 2016 and signed him for $2,314,500. The Wisconsin native got off to a poor start in his first full season with low Class A Great Lakes, but rebounded to hit .260 with six of his seven home runs in the second half.
Lux recognizes pitches, controls the strike zone and manages at-bats well. His lefthanded stroke features good bat speed and more strength than expected, although he is too passive at times. Lefties give him trouble, holding him a .165/.250/.217 line. Lux is a plus runner with above-average arm strength, plus hands and solid instincts at shortstop. His tools play down, however, because he has trouble syncing his upper and lower body and lacks fluidity in his transfer and throwing motion. The result was 14 of his 24 errors were throwing, and evaluators are concerned his lack of fluidity will only get worse as he gets older.
Lux may have to move to second or third base, which puts extra pressure on his offense to improve. He will head to high Class A Rancho Cucamonga in 2018.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2016 |
Dodgers (AZL) |
R |
.281 |
48 |
192 |
34 |
54 |
|
Ogden (PIO) |
R |
.387 |
8 |
31 |
7 |
12 |
2017 |
Great Lakes (MWL) |
LoA |
.244 |
111 |
434 |
68 |
106 |
Minor League Totals |
.262 |
167 |
657 |
109 |
172 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
2016 |
Dodgers (AZL) |
10 |
5 |
0 |
18 |
25 |
|
Ogden (PIO) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2017 |
Great Lakes (MWL) |
14 |
8 |
7 |
39 |
56 |
Minor League Totals |
27 |
13 |
7 |
60 |
84 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
2016 |
Dodgers (AZL) |
43 |
1 |
0 |
.365 |
.385 |
|
Ogden (PIO) |
8 |
1 |
0 |
.441 |
.484 |
2017 |
Great Lakes (MWL) |
88 |
27 |
10 |
.331 |
.362 |
Minor League Totals |
139 |
29 |
10 |
.346 |
.374 |
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