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Fantasy Baseball Prospect Watch: Jordan Lawlar and Coby Mayo Headlines Top Infielders

Breakout minor league performances are putting several hitters on the brink of MLB call-ups, offering potential fantasy value boosts.

Shawn Childs

Arizona Diamondbacks Second Baseman Jordan Lawlar
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Several prospects and fringe players are making strong cases for major league opportunities with hot starts across the minors. From catcher Luis Campusano to rising infielders Marcelo Mayer and Jordan Lawlar, fantasy managers should keep these names on their radar.

Catchers

Luis Campusano, San Diego Padres

Over the past two weeks, Campusano’s bat (6-for-33 with six runs, one home run, and five RBIs) started to slow down at AAA. On the positive side, he took 10 walks with five strikeouts. Campusano remains a top catching option in the minors after 25 games (.322/21/6/17/1 over 87 at-bats).

Braxton Fulford, Colorado Rockies

The Rockies called up Fulford in mid-April, but he whiffed five times in his eight at-bats with one hit, one run, and one RBI. At AAA, Fulford has a nine-game hitting streak (15-for-32 with eight runs, four home runs, 10 RBIs, and one steal), with a better approach (four walks and seven strikeouts).

First Basemen

Coby Mayo, Baltimore Orioles

There are signs of Mayo getting closer to the majors after success over his last 12 games at AAA (14-for-48 with nine runs, three home runs, and 10 RBIs). He has 17 runs, six home runs, and 21 RBIs over 102 at-bats, with some work to do with his batting average (.255).

Ryan Ward, Los Angeles Dodgers

The chance of Ward getting at-bats in the majors is extremely low with Freddie Freeman manning first base for the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani locked in at the DH position. His bat has been hot over the past two weeks (15-for-43 with 11 runs, four home runs, and 14 RBIs). Since 2021, Ward hit 116 home runs with 345 runs, 384 RBIs, and 41 stolen bases over 2,021 at-bats. At age 27, he’s never had a major league at-bat.

Second Basemen

Jordan Lawlar, Arizona Diamondbacks

Lawlar has been an absolute beast over his 11-game hitting streak (24-for-47 with 18 runs, three home runs, 18 RBIs, and eight steals). His approach (eight walks and seven strikeouts) improved over this span. The fantasy market is pining for him to be called up, but Eugenio Suarez remains in his way despite hitting .193 over 109 at-bats with 34 strikeouts. On the year, Lawlar is hitting .381 over 113 at-bats with 34 runs, six home runs, 30 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.

Zack Gelof, Athletics

Gelof started his rehab assignment this week, leading to one hit over four at-bats with two runs and one RBI. He should be back in a week or so, making him a viable pickup in deep formats.

Third Baseman

Otto Kemp, Philadelphia Phillies

Over the past eight days, Kemp has 14 hits over 33 at-bats with nine runs, three home runs, 13 RBIs, and three stolen bases. He hit .279 in 2024 over four levels of minor league baseball with 83 runs, 16 home runs, 65 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases over 455 at-bats. The Phillies have played him at 1B, 2B, 3B, and OF this season at AAA.

Shortstops

Marcelo Mayer, Boston Red Sox

The best shortstop at AAA continues to be Mayer. His bat reached an elite level over his last 12 games (17-for-47 with 10 runs, five home runs, and 24 RBIs) while striking out 10 times with five walks. He has been a special player over the past two seasons (.297/77/15/72/14 over 400 at-bats).

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Shawn Childs
SHAWN CHILDS

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