Prospects Lux, May to play in Futures Game

June 29th, 2019

DENVER -- It's been a big week for top Dodgers prospects Gavin Lux and Dustin May. They were both promoted from Double-A Tulsa to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, and on Friday they learned they are headed to the 2019 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Progressive Field in Cleveland on July 7.

Lux, the club's No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and the No. 31 prospect overall, was one of the best hitters in Double-A this season, slashing .313/.375/.521 with 13 home runs and seven steals over 64 games before his promotion. On Thursday, he had a double and a pair of singles in his first five Triple-A at-bats.

The middle infielder has mostly played shortstop during his Minor League career, but could see more time at second base as he nears the Majors, given that the Dodgers have currently entrenched at shortstop. With his stellar first half, Lux moved up 39 spots from MLB Pipeline's preseason Top 100 Prospects list.

May is Los Angeles' No. 3 prospect, and No. 51 overall. The 6-foot-6, 180-pound right-hander posted a 3.74 ERA with a 1.15 WHIP and 26 percent strikeout rate in 15 starts for Tulsa. In his final Double-A start on Saturday, he struck out a career-high 14 batters in seven scoreless innings, yielding just two hits in the Drillers' 2-1 walk-off victory over Amarillo.

The two prospects will be among the youngest players at the Triple-A level. Lux, at 21 years and 217 days old, is the youngest position player in the Pacific Coast League. May, at 21 years and 295 days old, is also among the youngest players in the PCL.

Injury updates

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts provided updates on some of his injured players prior to Friday's game against the Rockies at Coors Field.

He said that center fielder , who's been on the 60-day injured list while recovering from surgery on an infected right elbow, and Seager, recovering from a left hamstring strain, did some work on the field that included batting practice, and are "on track" in their respective rehab processes.

Pollock is hoping to rejoin the club after the All-Star break, and while there hasn't been a timetable placed on Seager's return, the type of hamstring strain he sustained usually takes four to six weeks to heal, which would put a return sometime between the middle and end of July.

Roberts said that , also nursing a hamstring injury, felt better Friday than he did Thursday, and is expected back sometime before the All-Star break.

Roberts added that left-hander Scott Alexander (biceps strain) is also dealing with a thumb injury, and is not expected back before the All-Star break.