Dodgers Nation · Jul 28, 2020
Dodgers: Silver Linings for Gavin Lux After Being Optioned
Top prospect Gavin Lux failed to make the Dodgers Opening Day roster. To further salt the wound, this expanded roster included five additional spots than in previous years due to COVID-19. The 22-year-old Lux showed up late to Summer Camp for unspecified reasons and did not impress at the plate nor in the field.
“He started playoff games last year; that just shows the confidence we have in him as a ballplayer, as a young man,” Roberts said. “I just want him to get right.”
However, Lux’s relegation to additional training at the “alternate site” at University of Southern California could be a net positive when all is said and done.