Entering 2018 Peter Lambert was one of the most intriguing pitching prospects in the Rockies system. He took a big leap up to no. 4 on our PuRPs list after cutting down his walk rate and upping his strikeout rate in 2017—even while pitching in the crucible that is The Hangar in the California League. But the jump to Double-A can be a whole different animal for any young pitcher, so nobody would’ve been surprised had Lambert been exposed as three small children stacked on top of one another in a trench coat.
He hasn’t disappointed.