Lansing Lugnuts announce opening day roster

After Triple-A opened play last Friday now it’s time for the lower levels to start up their seasons, and Lansing is getting the ball rolling on roster releases as they dropped theirs Tuesday ahead of their Crosstown Showdown exhibition against Michigan State on Wednesday. On Friday they will start their regular season schedule as they head to Dayton to face off against the Dragons of the Reds organization.

Lansing will be the weakest of the Oakland Athletics affiliates on opening day, featuring just two of Oakland’s top 30 prospects. Far and away the best among them is Henry Bolte, the electrifying outfielder who possesses some of the best raw talent in Oakland’s system. Drafted in the…