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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 19: Jimmy Lambert

Jimmy Lambert
6´2´´
170 pounds
Throws: Right
Age: 24
SSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system: 5

Lambert, brother of top Colorado Rockies prospect Peter Lambert, improved in each of this three years with the Fresno State Bulldogs. In 15 starts in his junior season totaling 97 23 innings, Lambert posted a 3.13 ERA, 1.20 WHIP. In those innings, he allowed 98 hits (.280 OBA) and 19 free passes (1.75 BB/9) while striking out 78 (7.19 K/9). With his control and solid four-pitch repertoire, the White Sox drafted him in the fifth round in 2016, signing him to a $325,000 bonus.