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Rockies prospect rankings: No. 21 Peter Lambert among recent high school draftees

Lambert is one among a handful of high schoolers that represent a change in draft strategy for the Rockies.

PuRP No. 21: Peter Lambert (304 points, 30 ballots) | Winter 2014 Ranking: NR | High Ballot 10, Mode Ballot 17

When the Rockies took Lambert, an 18 year-old righty out of San Dimas High School (San Dimas high school football rules!), with the 44th overall pick in this year's draft. He was the fourth consecutive high schooler they'd taken to start the draft class (it would soon be five with high school righty Javier Medina in the third round).