Diamondbacks Reacts Survey: Lawlar time?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed proletariat are getting restless. One of the usual suspects on Twitter is proclaiming an uprising is happening within the D-backs fan base. I am certain it will have as much impact as all uprisings within the D-backs fan base, i.e. none at all. But theres no doubt that Jordan Lawlar has had a hellaciously impressive start to the season. Going into play last night, he was hitting.325, with the majority of hits having gone for extra bases, resulting in an OPS of 1.049. Now, this does remain the PCL, as is demonstrated by catcher Rene Pinto having an even higher OPS of 1.069than short. The teams director of player development Chris Slivka said, Hes adjusting well to the position. Hes an athlete. He can play all over the field Weve given him a steady string of starts here at second base just to make sure hes more than capable at that position.The issue of service time also needs to be taken into consideration. By the rules, if a player earns more than 172 days of service in a season, they will get credit for a full year. There are roughly 187 days in the season, so by NOT calling up a prospect in the first few weeks Noe Ramirez Jersey, teams can potentially ensure the player wont get a full year, thereby retaining control for an extra season before the prospect hits free-agency. While incentives now exist for teams not to do this by giving extra draft picks, for example if Rookie of the Year winners get that full year, teams have to weigh the cost/benefit. With Roki Sasaki the runaway rookie favorite, the D-backs may have decided to go for the extra year of control over Lawlar. This may have been a factor in why they didnt call Jordan up when Ketel Marte hit the injured list. At that point, we were still early enough that, if Lawlar had remained on the major-league roster, he would have got full credit, thereby costing the team his services in 2031. Of course Geraldo Perdomo Jersey, had he been optioned back down, that would not be an issue. But youd have to think there are significant odds of him doing better than Hampson and basically making it impossible for the team to send Lawlar back down when Ketel returned. While they could now promote Jordan without losing a year of service, the remaining time before Marte comes off the IL is considerably , theres no guarantee that the success Lawlar has had in the minors will translate to the major-league level. Last year, Michael Perez had a 1.066 OPS in about the same amount of playing time, and is currently unemployed. But Michael McDermott dug a bit deeper into Lawlars numbers, and concluded, given his performance through the first four weeks of the season, hes showing that hes ready for the next opportunity when it comes around. Thats in the hands of Mike Hazen and his staff. But if you were the GM, would you bring up Jordan Lawlar? Thats what the poll below is for, but I appreciate there are other options, which would be why we have comments. Explain yourself there!Answers to follow Yilber Diaz Jersey, probably on Saturday.
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