All summer Arizona Diamondbacks top rated prospect Jordan Lawlar torched the pitchers down at Double-A Amarillo.

 

Thanks to his hot bat, great glove and maturity, the 21-year-old was called up to Triple-A Reno. He’s now on the doorsteps of joining the majors. Upon arrival to Reno, Lawlar’s initial plane had trouble, and his bags were lost.

 

The future D-backs shortstop was forced to go to a local sporting goods store to replace his lost items, including his bat.

  

Despite not having the bat he’s used too, Lawlar didn’t fret one bit, and in his second at-bat his first Triple-A hit was a 425-foot rocket that careened off the scoreboard.

 

Even more impressive than Lawlar’s towering shot was his plate discipline, where he faced 25 pitches, and only swung at nine. That discipline also led to bases-loaded walks allowing Lawlar to tie his career-high of four RBI.

 

 

 

 

Lawlar’s Discipline Doesn’t Come By Accident

 

The plate discipline which Lawlar exudes doesn’t just come from him guessing right at the plate. It stems from him putting in the work daily in batting practice and growing to become comfortable in the batter’s box.

 

When asked about that approach, Lawlar didn’t hesitate to discuss it.

 

“Executing that approach,” Lawlar said about his plan at the plate. “Just being really strict and stubborn. That approach got me here and that’s given me some success in the past, so why change it? “

 

Lawlar who’s currently the No.10 prospect according to MLB Pipeline is correct, is grounded and knows why he’s on the fast track to the majors. It’s from things like attention-to-detail, staying in the daily fight and just grinding away at it.

 

Lawlar’s Stint With Double-A Amarillo Concluded With Red Hot August

 

Lawlar is on Arizona’s fast track to the majors, he got the call up to the Triple-A after only ten games in August with Double-A Amarillo. In those ten games he batted .349 with an compiled 1.010 OPS, while going 5-5 on steal attempts. After struggling a bit in May, he bounced back with a .904 OPS in June and .955 in July.

 

Upon receiving the call up, Lawlar who’s MLBs third-ranked shortstop prospect immediately called his mom.

 

“I was able to share the moment with her,” Lawlar said. “And then I pretty much called my grandparents and filled them in and we shared the moment.”

 

 Jordan Lawlar Has Been Compared To Derek Jeter

 

The five-tool prospect, who’s been compared to New York Yankees legend and Baseball Hall of Famer, Derek Jeter, can’t wait to tell his mom about that call up to the majors.

 

He won’t have to wait too much longer, because the D-backs are expected to call him up some time in 2024.