The Wisconsin-to-Seattle pipeline grew even stronger today as the Mariners signed infielder Justin Lavey out of Louisville, a Kenosha native who played for Hitter’s Baseball, the same Wisconsin-based baseball academy as Jarred Kelenic. Lavey was a three-year starter for Lousiville, posting a career slash line of .277/.347/.393. After going through a bit of a sophomore slump when he first took over a starting role in 2017, batting .248, striking out 47 times in 214 ABs, and committing 12 errors on the diamond, Lavey rebounded in a big way his junior year, batting .286, shaving his K% from 21% to just 15%, increasing his walks, cutting his errors down by more than half (5), and adding 20 stolen bases to his resume.
Mariners sign INF Justin Lavey as UDFA
