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LA Dodgers: Lux Strong Contender For Rookie of the Year

With the No. 20 overall pick in the 2016 MLB draft, the Dodgers selected Wisconsin high schooler Gavin Lux and signed him to a $2.3 million bonus.

Since then, Lux has blasted through the Dodgers’ farm system, and was rewarded with a promotion to the big squad in September of last season.

In 23 games (82 plate appearances), Lux hit .240/.305/.400 with two home runs and nine RBI, with a 87 wRC+ and .301 wOBA. In the field, Lux recorded four defensive runs saved (DRS) in 178.0 innings at second base.

The 22-year-old cracked the Dodgers’ postseason roster and went 2-for-10 in the NLDS, but also rocked a home run.