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Should the Dodgers consider holding back Gavin Lux?

Gavin Lux quickly proved in Triple-A Oklahoma City why he is ranked as one of the top prospects in all of baseball. As a 21-year-old last season, the second baseman batted an outlandish .392 with a .719 slugging percentage over 232 plate appearances. He was finally called up for his Major League debut with the Dodgers in September.

The 2020 season was set to be Lux’s first full season at Chavez Ravine. The betting odds putting him as the prohibitive favorite to bring home the National League Rookie of the Year Award (+200 versus the next closest player at +1000).